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DCU to RSL: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
718 mi
1,155 km · 624 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
718 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from RSL?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Russell (RSL) is 718 miles (1,155 km, 624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 RSL?
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