Direct Flights from Fairbanks to Deadhorse
Deadhorse · Alaska
Nonstop service from FAI to SCC on Wright Air Service. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
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How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Deadhorse, and Fairbanks is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Deadhorse for, from Fairbanks
1h 15m in the air, 372 miles: short enough that a single night in Deadhorse is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Deadhorse
Deadhorse is a town 10 miles from Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean in Arctic Alaska at the end of the Dalton Highway.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Deadhorse
- The Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site is an archaeological site and National Historic Landmark in northern Alaska.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Deadhorse weather, compared with Fairbanks
19° cooler than Fairbanks on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Deadhorse -7°F · Fairbanks 1°F · 8° colder
- April
- Deadhorse 10°F · Fairbanks 46°F · 35° colder
- July
- Deadhorse 54°F · Fairbanks 73°F · 18° colder
- October
- Deadhorse 24°F · Fairbanks 34°F · 10° colder
January bottoms out near -7°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Deadhorse
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Deadhorse is June–September, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 47°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Deadhorse, including Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Fairbanks to Deadhorse?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Fairbanks (FAI) to Deadhorse (SCC) on Wright Air Service.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Fairbanks to Deadhorse?
- Wright Air Service flies nonstop between Fairbanks (FAI) and Deadhorse (SCC).
- How far is Deadhorse from Fairbanks?
- Deadhorse is about 372 miles from Fairbanks by air.
- What is there to do in Deadhorse?
- Popular things to do include Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site, and more.
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