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ILI to KQA: distance & flight time
Iliamna (Iliamna Airport) → Akutan (Akutan Seaplane Base)
563 mi
906 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
563 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ILI — Iliamna Airport · Iliamna, United States
- KQA — Akutan Seaplane Base · Akutan, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ILI
- NNL · Nondalton Airport16 mi away
- BMX · Big Mountain Airport30 mi away
- PTA · Port Alsworth Airport37 mi away
- IGG · Igiugig Airport46 mi away
Near KQA
- DUT · Unalaska Airport35 mi away
- KFP · False Pass Airport107 mi away
- CDB · Cold Bay Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ILI from KQA?
The flight distance from Iliamna (ILI) to Akutan (KQA) is 563 miles (906 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ILI to KQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ILI to KQA?
Nonstop service on ILI–KQA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ILI to KQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ILI–KQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ILI to KQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ILI–KQA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.