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FFT to LAJ: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → Lajes (Lages Airport)
5,078 mi
8,172 km · 4,413 nm
10h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,078 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 25m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, United States
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFT from LAJ?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to Lajes (LAJ) is 5,078 miles (8,172 km, 4,413 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to LAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 25m 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 time difference between Frankfort and Lajes?
Lajes is 1 hour ahead of Frankfort.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFT to LAJ?
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