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YDL to FAI: distance & flight time
Dease Lake (Dease Lake Airport) → Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport)
729 mi
1,173 km · 634 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
729 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m 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
- FAI — Fairbanks International Airport · 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 FAI
- FBK · Ladd AAF Airfield7 mi away
- EIL · Eielson Air Force Base25 mi away
- ENN · Nenana Municipal Airport40 mi away
- MCL · McKinley National Park Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDL from FAI?
The flight distance from Dease Lake (YDL) to Fairbanks (FAI) is 729 miles (1,173 km, 634 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDL to FAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 Dease Lake and Fairbanks?
Fairbanks is 1 hour behind Dease Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDL to FAI?
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