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HDI to DAY: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Hardwick Field) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
325 mi
523 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
325 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- HDI — Hardwick Field · Cleveland, United States
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HDI
- MMI · McMinn County Airport20 mi away
- CHA · Lovell Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport34 mi away
- APT · Marion County Brown Field44 mi away
Near DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HDI from DAY?
The flight distance from Cleveland (HDI) to Dayton (DAY) is 325 miles (523 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HDI to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 HDI to DAY?
Nonstop service on HDI–DAY 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 1h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HDI to DAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HDI–DAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HDI to DAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HDI–DAY 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.