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CDS to MRI: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
2,842 mi
4,573 km · 2,469 nm
6h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,842 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 2m 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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 CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 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 CDS from MRI?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Anchorage (MRI) is 2,842 miles (4,573 km, 2,469 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 2m 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 Childress and Anchorage?
Anchorage is 3 hours behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to MRI?
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