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OBU to KVL: distance & flight time
Kobuk (Kobuk Airport) → Kivalina (Kivalina Airport)
212 mi
341 km · 184 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
212 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- KVL — Kivalina Airport · Kivalina, 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 KVL
- WTK · Noatak Airport43 mi away
- RDB · Red Dog Airport48 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport79 mi away
- LUR · Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OBU from KVL?
The flight distance from Kobuk (OBU) to Kivalina (KVL) is 212 miles (341 km, 184 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OBU to KVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 KVL?
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