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CYF to MRI: distance & flight time
Chefornak (Chefornak Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
493 mi
794 km · 428 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
493 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- CYF — Chefornak Airport · Chefornak, 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 CYF
- KPN · Kipnuk Airport17 mi away
- NME · Nightmute Airport26 mi away
- OOK · Toksook Bay Airport39 mi away
- KWK · Kwigillingok Airport43 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 CYF from MRI?
The flight distance from Chefornak (CYF) to Anchorage (MRI) is 493 miles (794 km, 428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CYF to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 CYF to MRI?
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