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YPL to ANC: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
2,297 mi
3,696 km · 1,996 nm
4h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,297 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 58m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
Near ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from ANC?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Anchorage (ANC) is 2,297 miles (3,696 km, 1,996 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 58m 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 Pickle Lake and Anchorage?
Anchorage is 3 hours behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to ANC?
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