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FXE to LCQ: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) → Lake City (Lake City Gateway Airport)
312 mi
502 km · 271 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
- LCQ — Lake City Gateway Airport · Lake City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Near LCQ
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport42 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport49 mi away
- NIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FXE from LCQ?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Lake City (LCQ) is 312 miles (502 km, 271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FXE to LCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 FXE to LCQ?
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