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WTK to OBU: distance & flight time
Noatak (Noatak Airport) → Kobuk (Kobuk Airport)
169 mi
271 km · 146 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
169 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m 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
- WTK — Noatak Airport · Noatak, 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 WTK
- RDB · Red Dog Airport32 mi away
- KVL · Kivalina Airport43 mi away
- OTZ · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport48 mi away
- ORV · Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport74 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 WTK from OBU?
The flight distance from Noatak (WTK) to Kobuk (OBU) is 169 miles (271 km, 146 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WTK to OBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 WTK to OBU?
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