Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MGY to BHM: distance & flight time
Dayton (Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport) → Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
439 mi
707 km · 382 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
See live MGY→BHM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
439 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MGY — Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport · Dayton, United States
- BHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, 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 MGY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base19 mi away
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport22 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark26 mi away
Near BHM
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport40 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport48 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport52 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGY from BHM?
The flight distance from Dayton (MGY) to Birmingham (BHM) is 439 miles (707 km, 382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGY to BHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 MGY to BHM?
Nonstop service on MGY–BHM 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Dayton and Birmingham?
Birmingham is 1 hour behind Dayton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGY to BHM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MGY–BHM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MGY to BHM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MGY–BHM 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.