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BCA to LAF: distance & flight time
Baracoa Playa (Gustavo Rizo Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
1,567 mi
2,522 km · 1,362 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,567 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BCA — Gustavo Rizo Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BCA
- MOA · Orestes Acosta Airport34 mi away
- GAO · Mariana Grajales Airport46 mi away
- NBW · Leeward Point Field55 mi away
- IGA · Inagua Airport69 mi away
Near LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BCA from LAF?
The flight distance from Baracoa Playa (BCA) to Lafayette (LAF) is 1,567 miles (2,522 km, 1,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BCA to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 BCA to LAF?
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