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CAR to EED: distance & flight time
Caribou (Caribou Municipal Airport) → Needles (Needles Airport)
2,534 mi
4,078 km · 2,202 nm
5h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,534 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 26m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CAR — Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou, United States
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CAR
- PQI · Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle13 mi away
- YSL · St Leonard Airport22 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport32 mi away
- HUL · Houlton International Airport53 mi away
Near EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAR from EED?
The flight distance from Caribou (CAR) to Needles (EED) is 2,534 miles (4,078 km, 2,202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAR to EED?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CAR to EED?
Nonstop service on CAR–EED depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 5h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAR to EED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAR–EED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAR to EED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAR–EED tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.