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FAI to OME: distance & flight time
Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) → Nome (Nome Airport)
519 mi
835 km · 451 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
519 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- OME — Nome Airport · Nome, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 OME
- TLA · Teller Airport57 mi away
- WMO · White Mountain Airport61 mi away
- KTS · Brevig Mission Airport64 mi away
- KPC · Port Clarence Coast Guard Station66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FAI from OME?
The flight distance from Fairbanks (FAI) to Nome (OME) is 519 miles (835 km, 451 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAI to OME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 OME?
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