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JRB to DRE: distance & flight time
New York (Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
611 mi
983 km · 531 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
611 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m 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
- JRB — Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport · New York, 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 JRB
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport8 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport9 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport4 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 JRB from DRE?
The flight distance from New York (JRB) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 611 miles (983 km, 531 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JRB to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 JRB to DRE?
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