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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.
Are there nonstop flights from YXQ to EIL?
Nonstop service on YXQ–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 1h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXQ to EIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YXQ–EIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YXQ to EIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YXQ–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.