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WAA to MCL: distance & flight time
Wales (Wales Airport) → McKinley Park (McKinley National Park Airport)
579 mi
932 km · 503 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
579 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
- WAA — Wales Airport · Wales, United States
- MCL — McKinley National Park Airport · McKinley Park, 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 MCL
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport57 mi away
- FAI · Fairbanks International Airport81 mi away
- EIL · Eielson Air Force Base84 mi away
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAA from MCL?
The flight distance from Wales (WAA) to McKinley Park (MCL) is 579 miles (932 km, 503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAA to MCL?
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 WAA to MCL?
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