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TNC to EIL: distance & flight time
Tin City (Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
606 mi
975 km · 526 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
606 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- TNC — Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport · Tin City, 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 TNC
- WAA · Wales Airport6 mi away
- KPC · Port Clarence Coast Guard Station37 mi away
- KTS · Brevig Mission Airport45 mi away
- TLA · Teller Airport51 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 TNC from EIL?
The flight distance from Tin City (TNC) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 606 miles (975 km, 526 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TNC to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 TNC to EIL?
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