Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MDT to CMI: distance & flight time
Harrisburg (Harrisburg International Airport) → Champaign (University of Illinois Willard Airport)
608 mi
979 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live MDT→CMI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MDT — Harrisburg International Airport · Harrisburg, United States
- CMI — University of Illinois Willard Airport · Champaign, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MDT
Near CMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is MDT from CMI?
The flight distance from Harrisburg (MDT) to Champaign (CMI) is 608 miles (979 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDT to CMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 time difference between Harrisburg and Champaign?
Champaign is 1 hour behind Harrisburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MDT to CMI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MDT–CMI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.