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DRE to AVL: distance & flight time
Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
733 mi
1,180 km · 637 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
733 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, United States
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DRE
- CIU · Chippewa County International Airport39 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport49 mi away
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport57 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport59 mi away
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRE from AVL?
The flight distance from Drummond Island (DRE) to Asheville (AVL) is 733 miles (1,180 km, 637 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRE to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 DRE to AVL?
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