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CVG to HDI: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport) → Cleveland (Hardwick Field)
265 mi
426 km · 230 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- HDI — Hardwick Field · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 HDI
- MMI · McMinn County Airport20 mi away
- CHA · Lovell Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport34 mi away
- APT · Marion County Brown Field44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CVG from HDI?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (CVG) to Cleveland (HDI) is 265 miles (426 km, 230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CVG to HDI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CVG to HDI?
Nonstop service on CVG–HDI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CVG to HDI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CVG–HDI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CVG to HDI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CVG–HDI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.