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AUK to EIL: distance & flight time
Alakanuk (Alakanuk Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
553 mi
890 km · 481 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- AUK — Alakanuk Airport · Alakanuk, United States
- EIL — Eielson Air Force Base · Fairbanks, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AUK
- EMK · Emmonak Airport9 mi away
- KOT · Kotlik Airport43 mi away
- MOU · Mountain Village Airport51 mi away
- KSM · St Mary's Airport61 mi away
Near EIL
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield19 mi away
- FAI · Fairbanks International Airport25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport59 mi away
- BIG · Allen Army Airfield62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AUK from EIL?
The flight distance from Alakanuk (AUK) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 553 miles (890 km, 481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AUK to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 AUK to EIL?
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