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YAL to ZSJ: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Sandy Lake (Sandy Lake Airport)
1,431 mi
2,302 km · 1,243 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,431 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ZSJ — Sandy Lake Airport · Sandy 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 ZSJ
- KEW · Keewaywin Airport22 mi away
- YVZ · Deer Lake Airport41 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport43 mi away
- MSA · Muskrat Dam Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAL from ZSJ?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Sandy Lake (ZSJ) is 1,431 miles (2,302 km, 1,243 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to ZSJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 ZSJ?
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