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PTA to VDZ: distance & flight time
Port alsworth (Port Alsworth Airport) → Valdez (Valdez Pioneer Field)
281 mi
452 km · 244 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PTA — Port Alsworth Airport · Port alsworth, United States
- VDZ — Valdez Pioneer Field · Valdez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PTA
- NNL · Nondalton Airport23 mi away
- ILI · Iliamna Airport37 mi away
- BMX · Big Mountain Airport67 mi away
- SVW · Sparrevohn LRRS Airport75 mi away
Near VDZ
- CDV · Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport51 mi away
- GKN · Gulkana Airport75 mi away
- NCN · Chenega Bay Airport94 mi away
- PAQ · Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTA from VDZ?
The flight distance from Port alsworth (PTA) to Valdez (VDZ) is 281 miles (452 km, 244 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTA to VDZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 PTA to VDZ?
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