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LKP to BUF: distance & flight time
Lake Placid (Lake Placid Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
256 mi
411 km · 222 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
256 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
- LKP — Lake Placid Airport · Lake Placid, United States
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LKP
- SLK · Adirondack Regional Airport15 mi away
- PBG · Plattsburgh International Airport36 mi away
- BTV · Burlington International Airport42 mi away
- MSS · Massena International Richards Field64 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LKP from BUF?
The flight distance from Lake Placid (LKP) to Buffalo (BUF) is 256 miles (411 km, 222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LKP to BUF?
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 LKP to BUF?
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