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PPC to OBU: distance & flight time
Prospect Creek (Prospect Creek Airport) → Kobuk (Kobuk Airport)
170 mi
273 km · 148 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
170 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m 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
- PPC — Prospect Creek Airport · Prospect Creek, United States
- OBU — Kobuk Airport · Kobuk, 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 PPC
- BTT · Bettles Airport25 mi away
- AET · Allakaket Airport57 mi away
- WBQ · Beaver Airport94 mi away
- AKP · Anaktuvuk Pass Airport96 mi away
Near OBU
- SHG · Shungnak Airport7 mi away
- ABL · Ambler Airport29 mi away
- HSL · Huslia Airport85 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPC from OBU?
The flight distance from Prospect Creek (PPC) to Kobuk (OBU) is 170 miles (273 km, 148 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPC to OBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 PPC to OBU?
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