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RBD to EFD: distance & flight time
Dallas (Dallas Executive Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
235 mi
378 km · 204 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
235 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RBD — Dallas Executive Airport · Dallas, United States
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RBD
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport18 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field12 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport20 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport30 mi away
Near EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RBD from EFD?
The flight distance from Dallas (RBD) to Houston (EFD) is 235 miles (378 km, 204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBD to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 RBD to EFD?
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