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LAF to NEL: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Purdue University Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
664 mi
1,068 km · 577 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
664 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m 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
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, 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 NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAF from NEL?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LAF) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 664 miles (1,068 km, 577 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAF to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 NEL?
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