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ECA to DAY: distance & flight time
East Tawas (Iosco County Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
307 mi
495 km · 267 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
307 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- ECA — Iosco County Airport · East Tawas, United States
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ECA
- OSC · Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport10 mi away
- APN · Alpena County Regional Airport53 mi away
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport57 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport62 mi away
Near DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ECA from DAY?
The flight distance from East Tawas (ECA) to Dayton (DAY) is 307 miles (495 km, 267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECA to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ECA to DAY?
Nonstop service on ECA–DAY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ECA to DAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ECA–DAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ECA to DAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ECA–DAY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.