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CVG to CHA: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
279 mi
449 km · 242 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
279 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CVG — Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CVG
- LUK · Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field14 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field23 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport44 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark54 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CVG from CHA?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (CVG) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 279 miles (449 km, 242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CVG to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 CVG to CHA?
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