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PBI to FFO: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
936 mi
1,506 km · 813 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
936 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, United States
- FFO — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Near FFO
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport11 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport19 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBI from FFO?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Dayton (FFO) is 936 miles (1,506 km, 813 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to FFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 PBI to FFO?
Nonstop service on PBI–FFO 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 2h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBI to FFO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PBI–FFO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PBI to FFO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PBI–FFO 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.