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YDB to OTZ: distance & flight time
Burwash (Burwash Airport) → Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial Airport)
799 mi
1,286 km · 694 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
799 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YDB — Burwash Airport · Burwash, Canada
- OTZ — Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · Kotzebue, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YDB
- YHT · Haines Junction Airport64 mi away
- YXQ · Beaver Creek Airport93 mi away
- YAK · Yakutat Airport131 mi away
- YXY · Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport141 mi away
Near OTZ
- ORV · Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport43 mi away
- WTK · Noatak Airport48 mi away
- DRG · Deering Airport57 mi away
- IAN · Bob Baker Memorial Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDB from OTZ?
The flight distance from Burwash (YDB) to Kotzebue (OTZ) is 799 miles (1,286 km, 694 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDB to OTZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 time difference between Burwash and Kotzebue?
Kotzebue is 1 hour behind Burwash.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDB to OTZ?
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