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MDH to SCE: distance & flight time
Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport) → State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport)
645 mi
1,038 km · 560 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
645 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Near SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MDH from SCE?
The flight distance from Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) is 645 miles (1,038 km, 560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDH to SCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 MDH to SCE?
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