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JEF to FFO: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
442 mi
712 km · 384 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
442 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- FFO — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · 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 FFO
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport11 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport19 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JEF from FFO?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Dayton (FFO) is 442 miles (712 km, 384 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to FFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 FFO?
Nonstop service on JEF–FFO 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 26m 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 FFO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JEF–FFO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JEF to FFO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JEF–FFO 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.