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HKY to LAF: distance & flight time
Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
442 mi
711 km · 384 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
442 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, United States
- LAF — Purdue University 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 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HKY from LAF?
The flight distance from Hickory (HKY) to Lafayette (LAF) is 442 miles (711 km, 384 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HKY to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 LAF?
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