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WAA to OBU: distance & flight time
Wales (Wales Airport) → Kobuk (Kobuk Airport)
323 mi
520 km · 281 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
323 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- 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 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 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 WAA from OBU?
The flight distance from Wales (WAA) to Kobuk (OBU) is 323 miles (520 km, 281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAA to OBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 OBU?
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