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VPS to DRI: distance & flight time
Valparaiso (Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport) → Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport)
406 mi
653 km · 353 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
406 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
- VPS — Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso, United States
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VPS
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport7 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field12 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport20 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North34 mi away
Near DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VPS from DRI?
The flight distance from Valparaiso (VPS) to Deridder (DRI) is 406 miles (653 km, 353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VPS to DRI?
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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VPS to DRI?
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