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PAQ to FRN: distance & flight time
Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport) → Fort Richardson (Bryant Army Heliport)
29 mi
47 km · 26 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
29 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m 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
- FRN — Bryant Army Heliport · Fort Richardson, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 FRN
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base5 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field7 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAQ from FRN?
The flight distance from Palmer (PAQ) to Fort Richardson (FRN) is 29 miles (47 km, 26 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAQ to FRN?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 PAQ to FRN?
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