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YDL to EIL: distance & flight time
Dease Lake (Dease Lake Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
705 mi
1,134 km · 612 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
705 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- YDL — Dease Lake Airport · Dease Lake, 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 YDL
- YBO · Bob Quinn Lake Airport101 mi away
- YQH · Watson Lake 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 YDL from EIL?
The flight distance from Dease Lake (YDL) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 705 miles (1,134 km, 612 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDL to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YDL to EIL?
Nonstop service on YDL–EIL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Dease Lake and Fairbanks?
Fairbanks is 1 hour behind Dease Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDL to EIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YDL–EIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YDL to EIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YDL–EIL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.