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MRI to HZP: distance & flight time
Anchorage (Merrill Field) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
1,351 mi
2,174 km · 1,174 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,351 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m 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
- MRI — Merrill Field · Anchorage, United States
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRI from HZP?
The flight distance from Anchorage (MRI) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 1,351 miles (2,174 km, 1,174 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRI to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m 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 HZP?
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