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LEX to ABE: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Allentown (Lehigh Valley International Airport)
522 mi
840 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
522 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, United States
- ABE — Lehigh Valley International Airport · Allentown, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Near ABE
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport55 mi away
- UKT · Quakertown Airport15 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport67 mi away
- DYL · Doylestown Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEX from ABE?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Allentown (ABE) is 522 miles (840 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to ABE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 LEX to ABE?
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