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DAB to DAY: distance & flight time
Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach International Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
762 mi
1,227 km · 662 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
762 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DAB — Daytona Beach International Airport · Daytona Beach, 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 DAB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport54 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport30 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport47 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport49 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 DAB from DAY?
The flight distance from Daytona Beach (DAB) to Dayton (DAY) is 762 miles (1,227 km, 662 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAB to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 DAB to DAY?
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