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YPR to EIL: distance & flight time
Prince Pupert (Prince Rupert Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
919 mi
1,480 km · 799 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
919 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m 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
- YPR — Prince Rupert Airport · Prince Pupert, 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 YPR
- ZSW · Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Seaplane Base7 mi away
- ANN · Annette Island Airport69 mi away
- ZMT · Masset Airport70 mi away
- MTM · Metlakatla Seaplane Base74 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 YPR from EIL?
The flight distance from Prince Pupert (YPR) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 919 miles (1,480 km, 799 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPR to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 YPR to EIL?
Nonstop service on YPR–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 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Prince Pupert and Fairbanks?
Fairbanks is 1 hour behind Prince Pupert.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPR to EIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPR–EIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPR to EIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPR–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.