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GUF to SME: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport)
499 mi
803 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
499 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, United States
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 mi away
Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUF from SME?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Somerset (SME) is 499 miles (803 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to SME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GUF to SME?
Nonstop service on GUF–SME depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gulf Shores and Somerset?
Somerset is 1 hour ahead of Gulf Shores.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUF to SME?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUF–SME that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUF to SME fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUF–SME tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.