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JEF to DAY: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
434 mi
699 km · 377 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
434 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, 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 JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 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 JEF from DAY?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Dayton (DAY) is 434 miles (699 km, 377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to DAY?
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 JEF to DAY?
Nonstop service on JEF–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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Jefferson City and Dayton?
Dayton is 1 hour ahead of Jefferson City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JEF to DAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JEF–DAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JEF to DAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JEF–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.