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FFT to PHL: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport)
531 mi
855 km · 462 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
531 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PHL — Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia, 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 PHL
- BBX · Wings Field18 mi away
- PNE · Northeast Philadelphia Airport19 mi away
- LLY · South Jersey Regional Airport22 mi away
- NXX · Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFT from PHL?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 531 miles (855 km, 462 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to PHL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 PHL?
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