Nonstop flight route between Bloomington, Illinois, United States and Dayton, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois, United States and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 251 miles (or 404 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI):

• The closest airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of BMI.
• Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) has 2 runways.
• CIRA has a healthy general aviation presence.
• Dedication of the airport was on May 30, 1928, witnessed by some 10,000 area residents.
• The furthest airport from Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,045 miles (17,775 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Nothing survives of the old airport, but a historic marker near the north end of Constitution Trail commemorates the site.
• Because of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal's relatively low elevation of 871 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.

Facts about James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY):

• James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) has 3 runways.
• The airport is owned and operated by the City of Dayton.
• The closest airport to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of DAY.
• In 1998 the airport started renovating the terminal building.
• In 1981 Emery Worldwide completed an air freight/cargo hub sortation facility next to Runway 6L–24R.
• Dayton International is separate from Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, a municipal airport south of the city in Springboro, Ohio, also owned and operated by the City of Dayton.
• A$50 million renovation of the airport's terminal building, designed by Levin Porter Associates, was completed in 1989.
• Expansion room exists, with plenty of open gates, though Concourse D, which was built in 1978 and used by Piedmont Airlines and US Airways for their mini-hub operation until its closure in 1991, was demolished in 2013.
• It is headquarters for US Airways Express carrier PSA Airlines.
• The furthest airport from James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,178 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.