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YOD to YAL: distance & flight time
Cold Lake (CFB Cold Lake) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
746 mi
1,200 km · 648 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
746 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YOD — CFB Cold Lake · Cold Lake, Canada
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YOD
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport20 mi away
- YLJ · Meadow Lake Airport73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport76 mi away
- YVG · Vermilion Airport76 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOD from YAL?
The flight distance from Cold Lake (YOD) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 746 miles (1,200 km, 648 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOD to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YOD to YAL?
Nonstop service on YOD–YAL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YOD to YAL?
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Why are some YOD to YAL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YOD–YAL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.