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DBQ to EKI: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Elkhart (Elkhart Municipal Airport)
246 mi
396 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
246 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- EKI — Elkhart Municipal Airport · Elkhart, 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 EKI
- SBN · South Bend Regional Airport16 mi away
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport42 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport42 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from EKI?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Elkhart (EKI) is 246 miles (396 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to EKI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 DBQ to EKI?
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