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BKL to LAF: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
284 mi
458 km · 247 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
284 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- BKL — Burke Lakefront Airport · Cleveland, United States
- 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 BKL
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport11 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport19 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport35 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 BKL from LAF?
The flight distance from Cleveland (BKL) to Lafayette (LAF) is 284 miles (458 km, 247 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKL to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 BKL to LAF?
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