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CGI to DAY: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
343 mi
552 km · 298 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
343 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Near DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGI from DAY?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Dayton (DAY) is 343 miles (552 km, 298 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 time difference between Cape Girardeau and Dayton?
Dayton is 1 hour ahead of Cape Girardeau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGI to DAY?
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