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LAF to JRB: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Purdue University Airport) → New York (Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport)
678 mi
1,092 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- JRB — Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport · New York, 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 JRB
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport8 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport9 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport4 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAF from JRB?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LAF) to New York (JRB) is 678 miles (1,092 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAF to JRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 JRB?
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