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ENA to IRC: distance & flight time
Kenai (Kenai Municipal Airport) → Circle (Circle City /New/ Airport)
426 mi
685 km · 370 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ENA — Kenai Municipal Airport · Kenai, United States
- IRC — Circle City /New/ Airport · Circle, 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 ENA
- SXQ · Soldotna Airport10 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport59 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field65 mi away
- HOM · Homer Airport65 mi away
Near IRC
- CEM · Central Airport27 mi away
- CIK · Chalkyitsik Airport57 mi away
- FYU · Fort Yukon Airport61 mi away
- WBQ · Beaver Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ENA from IRC?
The flight distance from Kenai (ENA) to Circle (IRC) is 426 miles (685 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ENA to IRC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 ENA to IRC?
Nonstop service on ENA–IRC 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 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ENA to IRC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ENA–IRC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ENA to IRC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ENA–IRC 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.