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CRI to LAF: distance & flight time
Colonel Hill (Colonel Hill Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
1,429 mi
2,301 km · 1,242 nm
3h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CRI — Colonel Hill Airport · Colonel Hill, Bahamas
- 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 CRI
- AXP · Spring Point Airport25 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport65 mi away
- RCY · Rum Cay Airport77 mi away
- MYG · Mayaguana Airport79 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 CRI from LAF?
The flight distance from Colonel Hill (CRI) to Lafayette (LAF) is 1,429 miles (2,301 km, 1,242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRI to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 34m 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 CRI to LAF?
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