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YTL to YAL: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,565 mi
2,519 km · 1,360 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,565 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m 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
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from YAL?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,565 miles (2,519 km, 1,360 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 YTL to YAL?
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