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CGI to EFD: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
617 mi
993 km · 536 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
617 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, 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 EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGI from EFD?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Houston (EFD) is 617 miles (993 km, 536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 CGI to EFD?
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