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DCU to BMI: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
417 mi
670 km · 362 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
417 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from BMI?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Bloomington (BMI) is 417 miles (670 km, 362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 DCU to BMI?
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