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ALB to LAN: distance & flight time
Albany (Albany International Airport) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
547 mi
880 km · 475 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
547 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Near LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALB from LAN?
The flight distance from Albany (ALB) to Lansing (LAN) is 547 miles (880 km, 475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALB to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 ALB to LAN?
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