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CHA to FFT: distance & flight time
Chattanooga (Lovell Field) → Frankfort (Capital City Airport)
218 mi
351 km · 190 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
218 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Near FFT
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field41 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field45 mi away
- CVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHA from FFT?
The flight distance from Chattanooga (CHA) to Frankfort (FFT) is 218 miles (351 km, 190 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHA to FFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 CHA to FFT?
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