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FAI to WTK: distance & flight time
Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) → Noatak (Noatak Airport)
461 mi
742 km · 401 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
461 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- WTK — Noatak Airport · Noatak, 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 WTK
- RDB · Red Dog Airport32 mi away
- KVL · Kivalina Airport43 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport48 mi away
- ORV · Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FAI from WTK?
The flight distance from Fairbanks (FAI) to Noatak (WTK) is 461 miles (742 km, 401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAI to WTK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 WTK?
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