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SLQ to EIL: distance & flight time
Sleetmute (Sleetmute Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
374 mi
602 km · 325 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
374 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- SLQ — Sleetmute Airport · Sleetmute, 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 SLQ
- SVW · Sparrevohn LRRS Airport67 mi away
- CHU · Chuathbaluk Airport68 mi away
- ANI · Aniak Airport78 mi away
- TLJ · Tatalina LRRS Airport91 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 SLQ from EIL?
The flight distance from Sleetmute (SLQ) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 374 miles (602 km, 325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLQ to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 SLQ to EIL?
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