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OTZ to SWD: distance & flight time
Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial Airport) → Seward (Seward Airport)
616 mi
992 km · 536 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
616 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- OTZ — Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · Kotzebue, United States
- SWD — Seward Airport · Seward, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OTZ
- ORV · Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport43 mi away
- WTK · Noatak Airport48 mi away
- DRG · Deering Airport57 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport59 mi away
Near SWD
- NCN · Chenega Bay Airport49 mi away
- SXQ · Soldotna Airport60 mi away
- ENA · Kenai Municipal Airport70 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTZ from SWD?
The flight distance from Kotzebue (OTZ) to Seward (SWD) is 616 miles (992 km, 536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTZ to SWD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 OTZ to SWD?
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