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FFT to BUF: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
461 mi
742 km · 401 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
461 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, United States
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFT from BUF?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to Buffalo (BUF) is 461 miles (742 km, 401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 FFT to BUF?
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