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LAF to MDH: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Purdue University Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
220 mi
355 km · 191 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
220 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, United States
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAF from MDH?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LAF) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 220 miles (355 km, 191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAF to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 MDH?
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