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YAL to YLJ: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport)
811 mi
1,305 km · 705 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
811 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Near YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from YLJ?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Meadow Lake (YLJ) is 811 miles (1,305 km, 705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to YLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAL to YLJ?
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