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WBQ to FAI: distance & flight time
Beaver (Beaver Airport) → Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport)
108 mi
173 km · 94 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
108 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- WBQ — Beaver Airport · Beaver, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near WBQ
- VEE · Venetie Airport53 mi away
- FYU · Fort Yukon Airport61 mi away
- CEM · Central Airport92 mi away
- PPC · Prospect Creek Airport94 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 WBQ from FAI?
The flight distance from Beaver (WBQ) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 108 miles (173 km, 94 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBQ to FAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WBQ to FAI?
Nonstop service on WBQ–FAI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBQ to FAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WBQ–FAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WBQ to FAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WBQ–FAI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.