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DCU to NEL: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
784 mi
1,262 km · 681 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
784 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, 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 NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from NEL?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 784 miles (1,262 km, 681 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 NEL?
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