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ECA to MXF: distance & flight time
East Tawas (Iosco County Airport) → Montgomery (Maxwell Air Force Base)
839 mi
1,351 km · 729 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
839 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ECA — Iosco County Airport · East Tawas, United States
- MXF — Maxwell Air Force Base · Montgomery, 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 MXF
- MGM · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field36 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field42 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ECA from MXF?
The flight distance from East Tawas (ECA) to Montgomery (MXF) is 839 miles (1,351 km, 729 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECA to MXF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 MXF?
Nonstop service on ECA–MXF 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 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between East Tawas and Montgomery?
Montgomery is 1 hour behind East Tawas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ECA to MXF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ECA–MXF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ECA to MXF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ECA–MXF 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.