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AUW to SME: distance & flight time
Wausau (Wausau Downtown Airport) → Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport)
603 mi
971 km · 524 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
603 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AUW — Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau, United States
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AUW
- CWA · Central Wisconsin Airport10 mi away
- STE · Stevens Point Municipal Airport27 mi away
- MFI · Marshfield Municipal Airport34 mi away
- ISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport40 mi away
Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AUW from SME?
The flight distance from Wausau (AUW) to Somerset (SME) is 603 miles (971 km, 524 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AUW to SME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AUW to SME?
Nonstop service on AUW–SME depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Wausau and Somerset?
Somerset is 1 hour ahead of Wausau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AUW to SME?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AUW–SME that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AUW to SME fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AUW–SME tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.