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DCU to HWD: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Hayward (Hayward Executive Airport)
1,962 mi
3,157 km · 1,705 nm
4h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,962 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 19m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- HWD — Hayward Executive Airport · Hayward, 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 HWD
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from HWD?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Hayward (HWD) is 1,962 miles (3,157 km, 1,705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to HWD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 19m 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 HWD?
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