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HKY to DAY: distance & flight time
Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
326 mi
525 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
326 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, 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 HKY
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport44 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport14 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport24 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport37 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 HKY from DAY?
The flight distance from Hickory (HKY) to Dayton (DAY) is 326 miles (525 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HKY to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 HKY to DAY?
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