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ECA to DRE: distance & flight time
East Tawas (Iosco County Airport) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
118 mi
190 km · 103 nm
47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
118 miles nonstop takes roughly 47m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, 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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is ECA from DRE?
The flight distance from East Tawas (ECA) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 118 miles (190 km, 103 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECA to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 47m 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 ECA to DRE?
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