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RDB to MRI: distance & flight time
Red Dog (Red Dog Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
607 mi
977 km · 527 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
607 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RDB — Red Dog Airport · Red Dog, 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 RDB
- WTK · Noatak Airport32 mi away
- KVL · Kivalina Airport48 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport80 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport98 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 RDB from MRI?
The flight distance from Red Dog (RDB) to Anchorage (MRI) is 607 miles (977 km, 527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDB to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 RDB to MRI?
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