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CDS to NEL: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
1,472 mi
2,370 km · 1,279 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,472 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from NEL?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 1,472 miles (2,370 km, 1,279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 time difference between Childress and Lakehurst?
Lakehurst is 1 hour ahead of Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to NEL?
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