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ZWL to YAL: distance & flight time
Wollaston Lake (Wollaston Lake Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
1,080 mi
1,739 km · 939 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m 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
- ZWL — Wollaston Lake Airport · Wollaston 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 ZWL
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport35 mi away
- YBT · Brochet Airport57 mi away
- XLB · Lac Brochet Airport71 mi away
- YKJ · Key Lake Airport108 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 ZWL from YAL?
The flight distance from Wollaston Lake (ZWL) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 1,080 miles (1,739 km, 939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZWL to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 ZWL to YAL?
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