Hi all, I am needing to know how long a small private plane, on average, would take to fly from Missoula, MT (MSO) to Centennial airport (APA) on the south side of Denver? Google maps shows it is 900 miles driving distance if that helps at all, and judging by what I estimated as a straight line is right around 700 miles. The disparity comes immediately from having to drive all the way to Billings to get to the interstate.

Thank you in advance for any help here.
Chuck

Hi Chuck and welcome to FlyerTalk!!

I'm going to move your thread to a forum where it's more likely to receive a response.

Happy travels and we hope to see you around the forums in the future.

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Cholula
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Thanks Cholula, what is the name of the forum my post is in now?

Just look at the top of the page, it's in the "West" forum (Travel&Dining/Travel&Dining: Destination/Unites States/West)

C-172SP groundspeed for navigation calculations is 115kts, or around 130mph.

700/132 is going to give you around 5.3 hours, assuming no wind, etc...

Thank you very much fueldude. I appreciate it. I really hope the weather is nice enough for fly'n on Dec. 14th and 17th, which is when AngelFlight designated as the mission times for to and fro.

Thanks again.
Chuck

I assume you are not the pilot. As a general rule, airmiles are typically about 20% less than driving miles, though that can obviously vary depending on the route.

You assume correctly Jerry. I am hoping the weather is decent enough to fly this route on Dec. 14th down and 17th back. I am needing to utilize the great gift of AngelFlightWest to get me down to Swedish Medical Center for what may hopefully be my last MRI to check for any remaining activity or growth from all the brain cancer/surgeries I've had.

I also hope it works out because I love being up above the ground in a small plane as it has been several years since I've had that privelage. I used to fly with a friend of mine who keeps his plane in Craig, CO. He let me take the controls sometimes to get the feel of things. That was a lot of fun, and perhaps whoever the pilot ends up being for this flight next month, that he or she will not mind any questions I have along the way. Like I said, I just love flying in small crafts, and have always wanted to get myself a SeaWind airplane.

Thank you also for your feedback on this trip. I'll keep in mind the 20% general rule of thumb for estimating in the future.
Chuck

Best of luck on your MRI. As a private pilot, I understand your enthusiasm for small planes. I have a scanner and listen to local ATC as often as possible. My wife is less excited and prefers enduring the hassles of commercial airline travel.

Jerry, or whomever else may pipe in on this, I have a real-life nature related question regarding flying for about six hours +/-. what is the preferred method of relief when needing to get rid of the morning's orange juice, or coffee for some, or whatever. you get the idea. I was thinking of perhaps one of the larger plastic Gatorade bottles for a 'just in case' factor.

Also Jerry, thank you very much for your well wishes for my MRI. I appreciate it. My old friend down south has a 1968 Beechcraft Bonanza. what a sweet outfit that is. We always had a kick going over to the hangar and chipping away all the ice from the door so we could get it out of the hangar and go about goof'n off for the day. Gracious fuel's expensive though. Holy smokes. I intend to chip in as much as I can if the pilot is allowed to accept that. Being a volunteer organization, I hope they will take a contribution of whatever I can muster up.?
Thanks,
Chuck

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