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FFT to LAF: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
189 mi
303 km · 164 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
189 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAF — Purdue University 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 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFT from LAF?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to Lafayette (LAF) is 189 miles (303 km, 164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 LAF?
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