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MRI to ABL: distance & flight time
Anchorage (Merrill Field) → Ambler (Ambler Airport)
472 mi
760 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
472 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MRI — Merrill Field · Anchorage, United States
- ABL — Ambler Airport · Ambler, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MRI
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base3 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport6 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport7 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport27 mi away
Near ABL
- SHG · Shungnak Airport24 mi away
- OBU · Kobuk Airport29 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport68 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRI from ABL?
The flight distance from Anchorage (MRI) to Ambler (ABL) is 472 miles (760 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRI to ABL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 MRI to ABL?
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