It depends on how you define fairly close. Iqaluit Airport is just over 1,800 miles from the North Pole, or about four hours of flying time (at cruising speed,

It depends on how you define fairly close. Iqaluit Airport is just over 1,800 miles from the North Pole, or about four hours of flying time (at cruising speed, more if you have to fly lower with a dead engine).