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EWR to FFT: distance & flight time
Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport) → Frankfort (Capital City Airport)
598 mi
963 km · 520 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
598 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m 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
- EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, United States
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EWR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport17 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport21 mi away
- LDJ · Linden Airport7 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport8 mi away
Near FFT
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field41 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field45 mi away
- CVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EWR from FFT?
The flight distance from Newark (EWR) to Frankfort (FFT) is 598 miles (963 km, 520 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EWR to FFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 EWR to FFT?
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