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DCU to PAQ: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Palmer (Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport)
3,242 mi
5,218 km · 2,817 nm
6h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PAQ — Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer, 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 PAQ
- WWA · Wasilla Airport15 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport29 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base34 mi away
- MRI · Merrill Field36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from PAQ?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Palmer (PAQ) is 3,242 miles (5,218 km, 2,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to PAQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 49m 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 PAQ?
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