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CRW to LOU: distance & flight time
Charleston (Yeager Airport) → Louisville (Bowman Field)
221 mi
356 km · 192 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
221 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- CRW — Yeager Airport · Charleston, 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 CRW
- BKW · Raleigh County Memorial Airport48 mi away
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field52 mi away
- ATO · Ohio University Snyder Field67 mi away
- PKB · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport68 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 CRW from LOU?
The flight distance from Charleston (CRW) to Louisville (LOU) is 221 miles (356 km, 192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRW 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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRW to LOU?
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