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XRR to EIL: distance & flight time
Ross River (Ross River Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
491 mi
790 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
491 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- XRR — Ross River Airport · Ross River, Canada
- EIL — Eielson Air Force Base · Fairbanks, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near XRR
- ZFA · Faro Airport35 mi away
- YXY · Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport124 mi away
- YZW · Teslin Airport125 mi away
Near EIL
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield19 mi away
- FAI · Fairbanks International Airport25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport59 mi away
- BIG · Allen Army Airfield62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is XRR from EIL?
The flight distance from Ross River (XRR) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 491 miles (790 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XRR to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 XRR to EIL?
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