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LFT to ALN: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport) → Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport)
610 mi
982 km · 530 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
610 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, United States
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, 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 ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LFT from ALN?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LFT) to Alton/St Louis (ALN) is 610 miles (982 km, 530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFT to ALN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LFT to ALN?
Nonstop service on LFT–ALN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LFT to ALN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LFT–ALN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LFT to ALN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LFT–ALN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.