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BUF to LUK: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field)
398 mi
640 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
398 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Near LUK
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUF from LUK?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Cincinnati (LUK) is 398 miles (640 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to LUK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 BUF to LUK?
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