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IRC to FAI: distance & flight time
Circle (Circle City /New/ Airport) → Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport)
130 mi
209 km · 113 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
130 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- IRC — Circle City /New/ Airport · Circle, United States
- FAI — Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IRC
- CEM · Central Airport27 mi away
- CIK · Chalkyitsik Airport57 mi away
- FYU · Fort Yukon Airport61 mi away
- WBQ · Beaver Airport100 mi away
Near FAI
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield7 mi away
- EIL · Eielson Air Force Base25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport40 mi away
- MCL · McKinley National Park Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRC from FAI?
The flight distance from Circle (IRC) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 130 miles (209 km, 113 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRC to FAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 IRC to FAI?
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