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FRI to LYU: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
654 mi
1,053 km · 568 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
654 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, 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 LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRI from LYU?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Ely (LYU) is 654 miles (1,053 km, 568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to LYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 LYU?
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