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BKC to GAL: distance & flight time
Buckland (Buckland Airport) → Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport)
149 mi
239 km · 129 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
149 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BKC — Buckland Airport · Buckland, United States
- GAL — Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · Galena, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BKC
- DRG · Deering Airport46 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport54 mi away
- ORV · Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport58 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport71 mi away
Near GAL
- KYU · Koyukuk Airport25 mi away
- NUL · Nulato Airport34 mi away
- RBY · Ruby Airport43 mi away
- KAL · Kaltag Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BKC from GAL?
The flight distance from Buckland (BKC) to Galena (GAL) is 149 miles (239 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKC to GAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 BKC to GAL?
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