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FRN to ELI: distance & flight time
Fort Richardson (Bryant Army Heliport) → Elim (Elim Airport)
458 mi
737 km · 398 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
458 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
- FRN — Bryant Army Heliport · Fort Richardson, United States
- ELI — Elim Airport · Elim, 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 ELI
- GLV · Golovin Airport22 mi away
- WMO · White Mountain Airport34 mi away
- SKK · Shaktoolik Airport35 mi away
- KKA · Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRN from ELI?
The flight distance from Fort Richardson (FRN) to Elim (ELI) is 458 miles (737 km, 398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRN to ELI?
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 FRN to ELI?
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