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SWD to MRI: distance & flight time
Seward (Seward Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
76 mi
123 km · 66 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
76 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m 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
- SWD — Seward Airport · Seward, 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 SWD
- NCN · Chenega Bay Airport49 mi away
- SXQ · Soldotna Airport60 mi away
- ENA · Kenai Municipal Airport70 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport75 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 SWD from MRI?
The flight distance from Seward (SWD) to Anchorage (MRI) is 76 miles (123 km, 66 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWD to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 40m 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 SWD to MRI?
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