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WBQ to MRI: distance & flight time
Beaver (Beaver Airport) → Anchorage (Merrill Field)
363 mi
585 km · 316 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
363 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- MRI — Merrill Field · Anchorage, 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 MRI
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base3 mi away
- ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport6 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport7 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBQ from MRI?
The flight distance from Beaver (WBQ) to Anchorage (MRI) is 363 miles (585 km, 316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBQ to MRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 WBQ to MRI?
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