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AKP to MRI: distance & flight time
Anaktuvuk Pass (Anaktuvuk Pass Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
481 mi
775 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
481 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- AKP — Anaktuvuk Pass Airport · Anaktuvuk Pass, United States
- MRI — Merrill Field · Anchorage, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AKP
- BTT · Bettles Airport84 mi away
- PPC · Prospect Creek Airport96 mi away
- AET · Allakaket Airport112 mi away
- NUI · Nuiqsut Airport145 mi away
Near MRI
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base3 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport6 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport7 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AKP from MRI?
The flight distance from Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) to Anchorage (MRI) is 481 miles (775 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AKP to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 AKP to MRI?
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