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FBK to FAI: distance & flight time
Fort Wainwright (Ladd AAF Airfield) → Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport)
7 mi
12 km · 6 nm
29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
7 miles nonstop takes roughly 29m 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
- FBK — Ladd AAF Airfield · Fort Wainwright, United States
- FAI — Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FBK
- FAI · Fairbanks International Airport7 mi away
- EIL · Eielson Air Force Base19 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport48 mi away
- BIG · Allen Army Airfield81 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is FBK from FAI?
The flight distance from Fort Wainwright (FBK) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 7 miles (12 km, 6 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FBK to FAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 FBK to FAI?
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