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SHX to FAI: distance & flight time
Shageluk (Shageluk Airport) → Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport)
386 mi
621 km · 335 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
386 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- SHX — Shageluk Airport · Shageluk, United States
- FAI — Fairbanks International Airport · 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 SHX
- ANV · Anvik Airport20 mi away
- HCR · Holy Cross Airport35 mi away
- ANI · Aniak Airport77 mi away
- CHU · Chuathbaluk Airport78 mi away
Near FAI
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield7 mi away
- EIL · Eielson Air Force Base25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport40 mi away
- MCL · McKinley National Park Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHX from FAI?
The flight distance from Shageluk (SHX) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 386 miles (621 km, 335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHX to FAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 SHX to FAI?
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