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OWB to ERI: distance & flight time
Owensboro (Owensboro Daviess County Airport) → Erie (Erie International Tom Ridge Field)
477 mi
767 km · 414 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
477 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OWB — Owensboro Daviess County Airport · Owensboro, United States
- ERI — Erie International Tom Ridge Field · Erie, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OWB
- EVV · Evansville Regional Airport29 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field66 mi away
- BWG · Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport67 mi away
- HOP · Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) Air Field76 mi away
Near ERI
- JHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport47 mi away
- FKL · Venango Regional Airport51 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport54 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OWB from ERI?
The flight distance from Owensboro (OWB) to Erie (ERI) is 477 miles (767 km, 414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OWB to ERI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 OWB to ERI?
Nonstop service on OWB–ERI 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Owensboro and Erie?
Erie is 1 hour ahead of Owensboro.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OWB to ERI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OWB–ERI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OWB to ERI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OWB–ERI 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.