Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FAI to KOT: distance & flight time
Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) → Kotlik (Kotlik Airport)
490 mi
789 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
See live FAI→KOT fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
490 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- FAI — Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks, United States
- KOT — Kotlik Airport · Kotlik, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FAI
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield7 mi away
- EIL · Eielson Air Force Base25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport40 mi away
- MCL · McKinley National Park Airport81 mi away
Near KOT
- EMK · Emmonak Airport35 mi away
- AUK · Alakanuk Airport43 mi away
- SMK · St Michael Airport54 mi away
- MOU · Mountain Village Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FAI from KOT?
The flight distance from Fairbanks (FAI) to Kotlik (KOT) is 490 miles (789 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAI to KOT?
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 FAI to KOT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FAI–KOT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.