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TNC to FAI: distance & flight time
Tin City (Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport) → Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport)
582 mi
936 km · 505 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
582 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- 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 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 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 TNC from FAI?
The flight distance from Tin City (TNC) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 582 miles (936 km, 505 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TNC to FAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 FAI?
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