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CLE to LAF: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
274 mi
442 km · 238 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
274 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International 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 CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 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 CLE from LAF?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Lafayette (LAF) is 274 miles (442 km, 238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 CLE to LAF?
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