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LEX to MDH: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
254 mi
409 km · 221 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
254 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- 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 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 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 LEX from MDH?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 254 miles (409 km, 221 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 MDH?
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