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SCE to FFO: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
334 mi
538 km · 290 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
334 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from FFO?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Dayton (FFO) is 334 miles (538 km, 290 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to FFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 SCE to FFO?
Nonstop service on SCE–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 1h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCE to FFO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCE–FFO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SCE to FFO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SCE–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.