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LOU to BKL: distance & flight time
Louisville (Bowman Field) → Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport)
310 mi
499 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LOU — Bowman Field · Louisville, United States
- BKL — Burke Lakefront Airport · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LOU
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field28 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport41 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport59 mi away
Near BKL
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport11 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport19 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LOU from BKL?
The flight distance from Louisville (LOU) to Cleveland (BKL) is 310 miles (499 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LOU to BKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 LOU to BKL?
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