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ELG to MDH: distance & flight time
El Golea (El Golea Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
5,068 mi
8,156 km · 4,404 nm
10h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,068 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 24m 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELG from MDH?
The flight distance from El Golea (ELG) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 5,068 miles (8,156 km, 4,404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELG to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 24m 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 MDH?
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