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ELD to LFT: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport)
214 mi
344 km · 186 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
214 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, United States
- LFT — Lafayette Regional 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 ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 mi away
Near LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELD from LFT?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Lafayette (LFT) is 214 miles (344 km, 186 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to LFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 ELD to LFT?
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