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MGY to CHA: distance & flight time
Dayton (Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
319 mi
514 km · 277 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
319 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MGY — Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport · Dayton, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGY from CHA?
The flight distance from Dayton (MGY) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 319 miles (514 km, 277 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGY to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 MGY to CHA?
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