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YVR to YAL: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
192 mi
309 km · 167 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
192 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, 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 YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 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 YVR from YAL?
The flight distance from Vancouver (YVR) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 192 miles (309 km, 167 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVR to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 YVR to YAL?
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