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DRE to BKL: distance & flight time
Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport) → Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport)
327 mi
526 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- BKL — Burke Lakefront Airport · Cleveland, 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 BKL
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport11 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport19 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRE from BKL?
The flight distance from Drummond Island (DRE) to Cleveland (BKL) is 327 miles (526 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRE to BKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 BKL?
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