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OBU to BRW: distance & flight time
Kobuk (Kobuk Airport) → Barrow (Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport)
302 mi
486 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
302 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- OBU — Kobuk Airport · Kobuk, United States
- BRW — Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport · Barrow, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OBU
- SHG · Shungnak Airport7 mi away
- ABL · Ambler Airport29 mi away
- HSL · Huslia Airport85 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport87 mi away
Near BRW
- ATK · Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport59 mi away
- AIN · Wainwright Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OBU from BRW?
The flight distance from Kobuk (OBU) to Barrow (BRW) is 302 miles (486 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OBU to BRW?
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 OBU to BRW?
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