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SHH to KVL: distance & flight time
Shishmaref (Shishmaref Airport) → Kivalina (Kivalina Airport)
111 mi
178 km · 96 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
111 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SHH — Shishmaref Airport · Shishmaref, United States
- KVL — Kivalina Airport · Kivalina, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SHH
- KTS · Brevig Mission Airport64 mi away
- TLA · Teller Airport70 mi away
- TNC · Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport70 mi away
- WAA · Wales Airport71 mi away
Near KVL
- WTK · Noatak Airport43 mi away
- RDB · Red Dog Airport48 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport79 mi away
- LUR · Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHH from KVL?
The flight distance from Shishmaref (SHH) to Kivalina (KVL) is 111 miles (178 km, 96 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHH to KVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SHH to KVL?
Nonstop service on SHH–KVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHH to KVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHH–KVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SHH to KVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SHH–KVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.