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ELD to BEC: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Wichita (Beech Factory Airport)
396 mi
637 km · 344 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
396 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, United States
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 mi away
Near BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELD from BEC?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Wichita (BEC) is 396 miles (637 km, 344 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to BEC?
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 ELD to BEC?
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