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IRC to OBU: distance & flight time
Circle (Circle City /New/ Airport) → Kobuk (Kobuk Airport)
362 mi
583 km · 315 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
362 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- OBU — Kobuk Airport · Kobuk, 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 OBU
- SHG · Shungnak Airport7 mi away
- ABL · Ambler Airport29 mi away
- HSL · Huslia Airport85 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRC from OBU?
The flight distance from Circle (IRC) to Kobuk (OBU) is 362 miles (583 km, 315 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRC to OBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 OBU?
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