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ILM to DAY: distance & flight time
Wilmington (Wilmington International Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
522 mi
840 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
522 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- ILM — Wilmington International Airport · Wilmington, 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 ILM
- OAJ · Albert J Ellis Airport42 mi away
- CRE · Grand Strand Airport57 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport70 mi away
- MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport72 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 ILM from DAY?
The flight distance from Wilmington (ILM) to Dayton (DAY) is 522 miles (840 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ILM to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 ILM to DAY?
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