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BFM to MRI: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
3,456 mi
5,563 km · 3,004 nm
7h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,456 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, 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 BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 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 BFM from MRI?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Anchorage (MRI) is 3,456 miles (5,563 km, 3,004 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 15m 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 time difference between Mobile and Anchorage?
Anchorage is 3 hours behind Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to MRI?
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