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LAF to AVL: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Purdue University Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
419 mi
674 km · 364 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
419 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, United States
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAF from AVL?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LAF) to Asheville (AVL) is 419 miles (674 km, 364 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAF to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 LAF to AVL?
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