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IRK to IAB: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
306 mi
493 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, United States
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Near IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRK from IAB?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Wichita (IAB) is 306 miles (493 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 IRK to IAB?
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