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YXQ to EIL: distance & flight time
Beaver Creek (Beaver Creek Airport) → Fairbanks (Eielson Air Force Base)
247 mi
398 km · 215 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
247 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YXQ — Beaver Creek Airport · Beaver Creek, 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 YXQ
- ORT · Northway Airport51 mi away
- TKJ · Tok Junction Airport91 mi away
- YDB · Burwash Airport93 mi away
- YDA · Dawson City 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 YXQ from EIL?
The flight distance from Beaver Creek (YXQ) to Fairbanks (EIL) is 247 miles (398 km, 215 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXQ to EIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 cheapest way to fly from YXQ to EIL?
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