Alaska to Washington

Distance from Anchorage to Federal Way

Straight-line distance

1,430.9mi

Anchorage, AK and Federal Way, WA are 1,430.9 miles (2,302.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Anchorage, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (120°).

kilometers
2,302.9
nautical miles
1,243.5
heading from Anchorage
120° ESE
heading from Federal Way
322° NW
AnchorageFederal Way

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint

How far Anchorage is from Federal Way

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Anchorage and Federal Way is 1,430.9 miles, 2,302.9 km or 1,243.5 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 1,439.8 miles, 8.8 miles longer.

Measurements

Miles
1,430.9
Kilometers
2,302.9
Nautical miles
1,243.5
Bearing from Anchorage
119.7° ESE
Bearing arriving at Federal Way
141.8°
Bearing from Federal Way
321.8° NW

Halfway between Anchorage and Federal Way

The great-circle midpoint is at 54.975736, -133.494809 (54°58'32.65"N 133°29'41.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Craig, AK, with 1,051 residents, 38.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Anchorage uses America/Anchorage and Federal Way uses America/Los_Angeles; Federal Way is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Anchorage gets 19 h 21 min of daylight and Federal Way 15 h 57 min; on December 21, 5 h 28 min and 8 h 28 min. Anchorage is 13.86° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Anchorage has 2.9 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Anchorage changed by -0.4% and Federal Way by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Alaska into Washington.

  1. 01Anchorage, AK289,600 (-0.4%)
  2. 02Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Anchorage from Federal Way?

1,430.9 miles, 2,302.9 km or 1,243.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Federal Way from Anchorage?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Anchorage on a bearing of 119.7° and arrives at Federal Way on 141.8°. The return trip starts on 321.8°.

What is halfway between Anchorage and Federal Way?

The midpoint is at 54.975736, -133.494809. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Craig, AK, 38.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Anchorage and Federal Way?

Anchorage uses America/Anchorage and Federal Way uses America/Los_Angeles; Federal Way is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Anchorage or Federal Way?

Anchorage, with 289,600 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 2.9 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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