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LFT to ABI: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport) → Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 416 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, United States
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Near ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LFT from ABI?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LFT) to Abilene (ABI) is 479 miles (771 km, 416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFT to ABI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 LFT to ABI?
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