Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MGM to DEC: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → Decatur (Decatur Airport)
538 mi
867 km · 468 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live MGM→DEC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
538 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, United States
- DEC — Decatur Airport · Decatur, 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 MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGM from DEC?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Decatur (DEC) is 538 miles (867 km, 468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to DEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 MGM to DEC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MGM–DEC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.