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LEX to SBN: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport)
269 mi
434 km · 234 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
269 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- SBN — South Bend Regional Airport · South Bend, 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 SBN
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport16 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport26 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport40 mi away
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEX from SBN?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to South Bend (SBN) is 269 miles (434 km, 234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to SBN?
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 SBN?
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