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WAA to ANC: distance & flight time
Wales (Wales Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
636 mi
1,023 km · 552 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
636 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- WAA — Wales Airport · Wales, United States
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 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 WAA
- TNC · Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport6 mi away
- KPC · Port Clarence Coast Guard Station44 mi away
- KTS · Brevig Mission Airport51 mi away
- TLA · Teller Airport57 mi away
Near ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAA from ANC?
The flight distance from Wales (WAA) to Anchorage (ANC) is 636 miles (1,023 km, 552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAA to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 WAA to ANC?
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