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LUR to EIL: distance & flight time
Cape Lisburne (Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
591 mi
950 km · 513 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
591 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LUR — Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport · Cape Lisburne, United States
- EIL — Eielson Air Force Base · 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 LUR
- KVL · Kivalina Airport88 mi away
- PIZ · Point Lay LRRS Airport96 mi away
- RDB · Red Dog Airport100 mi away
- WTK · Noatak Airport121 mi away
Near EIL
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield19 mi away
- FAI · Fairbanks International Airport25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport59 mi away
- BIG · Allen Army Airfield62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUR from EIL?
The flight distance from Cape Lisburne (LUR) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 591 miles (950 km, 513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUR to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 LUR to EIL?
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