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LEX to CVG: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Cincinnati (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport)
70 mi
113 km · 61 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
70 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CVG — Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati, 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 CVG
- LUK · Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field14 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field23 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport44 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEX from CVG?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Cincinnati (CVG) is 70 miles (113 km, 61 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to CVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m 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 CVG?
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