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LEX to YEM: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Manitowaning (Manitoulin East Municipal Airport)
557 mi
897 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
557 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- YEM — Manitoulin East Municipal Airport · Manitowaning, Canada
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 YEM
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport34 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport49 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport74 mi away
- YVV · Wiarton Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEX from YEM?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Manitowaning (YEM) is 557 miles (897 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to YEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 YEM?
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