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YDL to OBU: distance & flight time
Dease Lake (Dease Lake Airport) → Kobuk (Kobuk Airport)
1,022 mi
1,644 km · 888 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m 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
- OBU — Kobuk Airport · Kobuk, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YDL
- YBO · Bob Quinn Lake Airport101 mi away
- YQH · Watson Lake Airport125 mi away
Near OBU
- SHG · Shungnak Airport7 mi away
- ABL · Ambler Airport29 mi away
- HSL · Huslia Airport85 mi away
- WLK · Selawik Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YDL from OBU?
The flight distance from Dease Lake (YDL) to Kobuk (OBU) is 1,022 miles (1,644 km, 888 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDL to OBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 OBU?
Nonstop service on YDL–OBU 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Dease Lake and Kobuk?
Kobuk is 1 hour behind Dease Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDL to OBU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YDL–OBU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YDL to OBU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YDL–OBU 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.