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YAK to EIL: distance & flight time
Yakutat (Yakutat Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
430 mi
692 km · 373 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
430 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- YAK — Yakutat Airport · Yakutat, United States
- 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 YAK
- CYT · Yakataga Airport106 mi away
- YHT · Haines Junction Airport115 mi away
- YDB · Burwash Airport131 mi away
- HNS · Haines Airport147 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 YAK from EIL?
The flight distance from Yakutat (YAK) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 430 miles (692 km, 373 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAK to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 YAK to EIL?
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