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RBL to MRI: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
1,863 mi
2,998 km · 1,619 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,863 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from MRI?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Anchorage (MRI) is 1,863 miles (2,998 km, 1,619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 time difference between Red Bluff and Anchorage?
Anchorage is 1 hour behind Red Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to MRI?
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