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FRN to ABL: distance & flight time
Fort Richardson (Bryant Army Heliport) → Ambler (Ambler Airport)
472 mi
760 km · 410 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
472 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- FRN — Bryant Army Heliport · Fort Richardson, United States
- ABL — Ambler Airport · Ambler, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRN
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base5 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field7 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport21 mi away
Near ABL
- SHG · Shungnak Airport24 mi away
- OBU · Kobuk Airport29 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport68 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRN from ABL?
The flight distance from Fort Richardson (FRN) to Ambler (ABL) is 472 miles (760 km, 410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRN to ABL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 FRN to ABL?
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