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CGI to LOU: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Louisville (Bowman Field)
224 mi
361 km · 195 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
224 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- LOU — Bowman Field · Louisville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Near LOU
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field28 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport41 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGI from LOU?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Louisville (LOU) is 224 miles (361 km, 195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to LOU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 CGI to LOU?
Nonstop service on CGI–LOU 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 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cape Girardeau and Louisville?
Louisville is 1 hour ahead of Cape Girardeau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGI to LOU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CGI–LOU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CGI to LOU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CGI–LOU 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.