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JEF to LNK: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Lincoln (Lincoln Airport)
290 mi
467 km · 252 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
290 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m 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
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, United States
- LNK — Lincoln Airport · Lincoln, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 mi away
Near LNK
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport43 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base48 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield55 mi away
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JEF from LNK?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Lincoln (LNK) is 290 miles (467 km, 252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to LNK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 JEF to LNK?
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