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DCU to ANC: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
3,270 mi
5,262 km · 2,841 nm
6h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,270 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from ANC?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Anchorage (ANC) is 3,270 miles (5,262 km, 2,841 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 53m 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 DCU to ANC?
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