McMurdo Station to Fairbanks Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from McMurdo Station, Antarctica to Fairbanks, United States is 20 hours 5 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between McMurdo Station and Fairbanks?

The flight distance from McMurdo Station (Antarctica) to Fairbanks (United States) is 10039 miles. This is equivalent to 16156 kilometers or 8718 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to McMurdo Station, is Troll Airfield (QET) and the nearest airport to Fairbanks, is Metro Field (MTX).

McMurdo Station - Fairbanks Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in McMurdo Station is 2026-01-29, 03:46:09 NZDT
Current local time in Fairbanks is 2026-01-28, 05:46:09 AKST.
Time difference between McMurdo Station (Antarctica) and Fairbanks (United States) is 22 Hours.
Fairbanks time is 22 Hours behind McMurdo Station.

McMurdo Station to Fairbanks Flight Route Map

Flight map from McMurdo Station, Antarctica to Fairbanks, United States is given below.
Click the map to view McMurdo Station to Fairbanks nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


McMurdo Station GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 77° 50' 30.8'' Longitude: E 166° 41' 10.8''
Fairbanks GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 64° 50' 16'' Longitude: W 147° 42' 59''

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