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LEX to CLE: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
275 mi
443 km · 239 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
275 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, 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 CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEX from CLE?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Cleveland (CLE) is 275 miles (443 km, 239 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 CLE?
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