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SGY to EIL: distance & flight time
Skagway (Skagway Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
523 mi
841 km · 454 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
523 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SGY — Skagway Airport · Skagway, United States
- EIL — Eielson Air Force Base · Fairbanks, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SGY
- HNS · Haines Airport17 mi away
- GST · Gustavus Airport73 mi away
- JNU · Juneau International Airport81 mi away
- FNR · Funter Bay Seaplane Base85 mi away
Near EIL
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield19 mi away
- FAI · Fairbanks International Airport25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport59 mi away
- BIG · Allen Army Airfield62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SGY from EIL?
The flight distance from Skagway (SGY) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 523 miles (841 km, 454 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SGY to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 SGY to EIL?
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