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SML to DRE: distance & flight time
Stella Maris (Stella Maris Airport) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
1,620 mi
2,607 km · 1,408 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,620 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m 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
- SML — Stella Maris Airport · Stella Maris, Bahamas
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SML
- RCY · Rum Cay Airport28 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport30 mi away
- GGT · Exuma International Airport39 mi away
- TBI · New Bight Airport52 mi away
Near DRE
- CIU · Chippewa County International Airport39 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport49 mi away
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport57 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SML from DRE?
The flight distance from Stella Maris (SML) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 1,620 miles (2,607 km, 1,408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SML to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 SML to DRE?
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