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HLG to DRE: distance & flight time
Wheeling (Wheeling Ohio County Airport) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
432 mi
696 km · 376 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
432 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- HLG — Wheeling Ohio County Airport · Wheeling, United States
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HLG
- PIT · Pittsburgh International Airport31 mi away
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport40 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport43 mi away
- PHD · Harry Clever Field46 mi away
Near DRE
- CIU · Chippewa County International Airport39 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport49 mi away
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport57 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HLG from DRE?
The flight distance from Wheeling (HLG) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 432 miles (696 km, 376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLG to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 HLG to DRE?
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