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BUF to DRE: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
325 mi
524 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
325 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Near DRE
- CIU · Chippewa County International Airport39 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport49 mi away
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport57 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUF from DRE?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 325 miles (524 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 BUF to DRE?
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