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NUI to PAQ: distance & flight time
Nuiqsut (Nuiqsut Airport) → Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport)
598 mi
962 km · 519 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
598 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- NUI — Nuiqsut Airport · Nuiqsut, United States
- PAQ — Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NUI
- UUK · Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport34 mi away
- SCC · Deadhorse Airport59 mi away
- AKP · Anaktuvuk Pass Airport145 mi away
Near PAQ
- WWA · Wasilla Airport15 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport29 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base34 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NUI from PAQ?
The flight distance from Nuiqsut (NUI) to Palmer (PAQ) is 598 miles (962 km, 519 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUI to PAQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 NUI to PAQ?
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