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DBQ to BEC: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Wichita (Beech Factory Airport)
473 mi
762 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
473 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Near BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from BEC?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Wichita (BEC) is 473 miles (762 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to BEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 DBQ to BEC?
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