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BBX to TRI: distance & flight time
Philadelphia (Wings Field) → BRISTOL (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport)
462 mi
744 km · 402 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
462 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BBX — Wings Field · Philadelphia, United States
- TRI — Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · BRISTOL, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BBX
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport18 mi away
- NXX · Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base8 mi away
- PNE · Northeast Philadelphia Airport14 mi away
- DYL · Doylestown Airport15 mi away
Near TRI
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport63 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport72 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport75 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBX from TRI?
The flight distance from Philadelphia (BBX) to BRISTOL (TRI) is 462 miles (744 km, 402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBX to TRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBX to TRI?
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