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LOU to FXE: distance & flight time
Louisville (Bowman Field) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport)
891 mi
1,433 km · 774 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
891 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LOU from FXE?
The flight distance from Louisville (LOU) to Fort Lauderdale (FXE) is 891 miles (1,433 km, 774 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LOU to FXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 FXE?
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