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FRI to EAU: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Eau Claire (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport)
484 mi
779 km · 421 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
484 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, United States
- EAU — Chippewa Valley Regional Airport · Eau Claire, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 mi away
Near EAU
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRI from EAU?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Eau Claire (EAU) is 484 miles (779 km, 421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to EAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 FRI to EAU?
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