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IND to ERI: distance & flight time
Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport) → Erie (Erie International Tom Ridge Field)
359 mi
578 km · 312 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
359 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IND — Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis, United States
- ERI — Erie International Tom Ridge Field · Erie, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IND
- CLU · Columbus Municipal Airport38 mi away
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- AID · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field45 mi away
- HUF · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field57 mi away
Near ERI
- JHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport47 mi away
- FKL · Venango Regional Airport51 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport54 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IND from ERI?
The flight distance from Indianapolis (IND) to Erie (ERI) is 359 miles (578 km, 312 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IND to ERI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 IND to ERI?
Nonstop service on IND–ERI 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IND to ERI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IND–ERI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IND to ERI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IND–ERI 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.