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ALB to ROA: distance & flight time
Albany (Albany International Airport) → Roanoke VA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport)
497 mi
799 km · 432 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
497 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ROA — Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke VA, 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 ROA
- LYH · Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field43 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport44 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport63 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALB from ROA?
The flight distance from Albany (ALB) to Roanoke VA (ROA) is 497 miles (799 km, 432 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALB to ROA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 ROA?
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