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FRN to RDB: distance & flight time
Fort Richardson (Bryant Army Heliport) → Red Dog (Red Dog Airport)
607 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
607 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- RDB — Red Dog Airport · Red Dog, 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 RDB
- WTK · Noatak Airport32 mi away
- KVL · Kivalina Airport48 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport80 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRN from RDB?
The flight distance from Fort Richardson (FRN) to Red Dog (RDB) is 607 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRN to RDB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 RDB?
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