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PTU to MRI: distance & flight time
Port Moller (Platinum Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
439 mi
706 km · 381 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
439 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PTU — Platinum Airport · Port Moller, United States
- MRI — Merrill Field · Anchorage, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PTU
- EHM · Cape Newenham LRRS Airport27 mi away
- TOG · Togiak Airport51 mi away
- KWN · Quinhagak Airport51 mi away
- KKH · Kongiganak Airport75 mi away
Near MRI
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base3 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport6 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport7 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTU from MRI?
The flight distance from Port Moller (PTU) to Anchorage (MRI) is 439 miles (706 km, 381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTU to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 PTU to MRI?
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