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LOU to PIT: distance & flight time
Louisville (Bowman Field) → Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport)
330 mi
530 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
330 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LOU from PIT?
The flight distance from Louisville (LOU) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 330 miles (530 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LOU to PIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 PIT?
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