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HKY to BUF: distance & flight time
Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
517 mi
832 km · 449 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
517 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, United States
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HKY
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport44 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport14 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport24 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport37 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HKY from BUF?
The flight distance from Hickory (HKY) to Buffalo (BUF) is 517 miles (832 km, 449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HKY to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 HKY to BUF?
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