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ELG to DCU: distance & flight time
El Golea (El Golea Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
5,047 mi
8,122 km · 4,386 nm
10h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 22m 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
- ELG — El Golea Airport · El Golea, Algeria
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELG
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport137 mi away
Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELG from DCU?
The flight distance from El Golea (ELG) to Decatur (DCU) is 5,047 miles (8,122 km, 4,386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELG to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 22m 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 ELG to DCU?
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