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HLG to SME: distance & flight time
Wheeling (Wheeling Ohio County Airport) → Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport)
304 mi
489 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
304 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- HLG — Wheeling Ohio County Airport · Wheeling, 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.
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Near HLG
- PIT · Pittsburgh International Airport31 mi away
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport40 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport43 mi away
- PHD · Harry Clever Field46 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 HLG from SME?
The flight distance from Wheeling (HLG) to Somerset (SME) is 304 miles (489 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLG to SME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 HLG to SME?
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