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DAB to RDU: distance & flight time
Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach International Airport) → Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport)
481 mi
775 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
481 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, 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 RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DAB from RDU?
The flight distance from Daytona Beach (DAB) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) is 481 miles (775 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAB to RDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 RDU?
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