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DRI to DYS: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base)
399 mi
642 km · 346 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
399 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, United States
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 mi away
Near DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRI from DYS?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Abilene (DYS) is 399 miles (642 km, 346 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to DYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 DRI to DYS?
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