Flying non-stop from Ohio to Dayton
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Ohio (OH) andDayton, Ohio. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty formula.
Flight distance: 86 miles or 139 km
Flight time: 40 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 20 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.2x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/3th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Ohio to Dayton road trip
Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Dayton, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for,helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Road trip: 1 day of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 11 hours on the road
Itinerary
Start at Ohio.
Drive for about 32 minutes, then stop in Powell (Ohio) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 32 minutes then stop in West Jefferson (Ohio) and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 6 hours then stop in Yellow Springs. Stay overnight.
Finally, drive for about 4 hours and arrive in Dayton.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Ohio to Dayton airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city.But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline(whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really needto account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport,waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: Port Columbus International Airport (CMH)
Arrival airport: Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport (LUK)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to andfrom the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 80 minutes
Getting to your destination: 141 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from CLE connecting through DTW and arriving at DAY flying on Delta Air Lines. We can figureout how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time totaxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.
Initial flight time: 59 minutes
Connecting airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
Connection flight time: 55 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time fromOhio to Dayton including time spent getting to and from theairports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security linesand waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.
Total travel time: 10 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to Dayton
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Dayton, Ohio. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Dayton. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Dayton like Activities. Click the button below to explore Dayton in detail.
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from Dayton to Ohio, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Ohio, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Ohio!
