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PAQ to ANC: distance & flight time
Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
42 mi
67 km · 36 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
42 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PAQ — Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer, United States
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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
Near ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAQ from ANC?
The flight distance from Palmer (PAQ) to Anchorage (ANC) is 42 miles (67 km, 36 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAQ to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAQ to ANC?
Nonstop service on PAQ–ANC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAQ to ANC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAQ–ANC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAQ to ANC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAQ–ANC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.