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DCU to CHA: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
102 mi
165 km · 89 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
102 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, 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 CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from CHA?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 102 miles (165 km, 89 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 CHA?
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