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FAI to RDB: distance & flight time
Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) → Red Dog (Red Dog Airport)
470 mi
756 km · 408 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
470 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- FAI — Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks, United States
- RDB — Red Dog Airport · Red Dog, 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 RDB
- WTK · Noatak Airport32 mi away
- KVL · Kivalina Airport48 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport80 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FAI from RDB?
The flight distance from Fairbanks (FAI) to Red Dog (RDB) is 470 miles (756 km, 408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAI to RDB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 RDB?
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