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CLT to NEL: distance & flight time
Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas International Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
491 mi
789 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
491 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CLT — Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte, 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 CLT
- RKH · Rock Hill - York County Airport17 mi away
- USA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport18 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport38 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport44 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 CLT from NEL?
The flight distance from Charlotte (CLT) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 491 miles (789 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLT to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 CLT to NEL?
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