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FRI to LFT: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport)
669 mi
1,076 km · 581 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
669 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, United States
- LFT — Lafayette Regional 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 mi away
Near LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRI from LFT?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Lafayette (LFT) is 669 miles (1,076 km, 581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to LFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 FRI to LFT?
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