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FBK to SHG: distance & flight time
Fort Wainwright (Ladd AAF Airfield) → Shungnak (Shungnak Airport)
304 mi
490 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
304 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- FBK — Ladd AAF Airfield · Fort Wainwright, United States
- SHG — Shungnak Airport · Shungnak, 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 SHG
- OBU · Kobuk Airport7 mi away
- ABL · Ambler Airport24 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport80 mi away
- HSL · Huslia Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FBK from SHG?
The flight distance from Fort Wainwright (FBK) to Shungnak (SHG) is 304 miles (490 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FBK to SHG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 SHG?
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