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IND to BUF: distance & flight time
Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
451 mi
726 km · 392 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
451 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IND — Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis, 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 IND
- CLU · Columbus Municipal Airport38 mi away
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- AID · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field45 mi away
- HUF · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field57 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 IND from BUF?
The flight distance from Indianapolis (IND) to Buffalo (BUF) is 451 miles (726 km, 392 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IND to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 IND to BUF?
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