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SWD to OBU: distance & flight time
Seward (Seward Airport) → Kobuk (Kobuk Airport)
522 mi
839 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
522 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
- SWD — Seward Airport · Seward, United States
- OBU — Kobuk Airport · Kobuk, 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 OBU
- SHG · Shungnak Airport7 mi away
- ABL · Ambler Airport29 mi away
- HSL · Huslia Airport85 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWD from OBU?
The flight distance from Seward (SWD) to Kobuk (OBU) is 522 miles (839 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWD to OBU?
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 SWD to OBU?
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