YVR → ZELVancouver to Bella Bella

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Bella Bella (ZEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. 1 of the 12 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 483 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Bella Bella. Updated 15 September 2026 at 22:33 UTC.

YVR Vancouver smooth · +1
ZEL Bella Bella tracking
483 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 09:35–12:507x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 12 operated YVR → ZEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 1 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~1h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 1 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Pacific Coastal Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Pacific Coastal Airlines8P50% on time

Flights 8P1225 09:35 Tu We Sa · 8P1295 12:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-158P1225departed+89
09-158P1295departed−4
09-148P1295departed+11
09-138P1225cancelledCNX
09-138P1295departed+42
09-128P1225departed+124
09-128P1295departed+6
09-118P1295departed+19
09-108P1295departed+0
09-098P1225departed+34
09-098P1295departed+0
09-088P1295departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YVRVancouver +1 min smooth Full YVR delay board →
ZELBella Bella tracking Full ZEL delay board →

How the Vancouver to Bella Bella route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YVR to ZEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YVR to ZEL questions

Is YVR–ZEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–ZEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:35 from YVR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ZEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YVR to ZEL?

Great-circle distance is 483 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–ZEL fly?

Pacific Coastal Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.