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LUK to LEX: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field) → Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport)
74 mi
120 km · 65 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
74 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, United States
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LUK
Near LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUK from LEX?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (LUK) to Lexington KY (LEX) is 74 miles (120 km, 65 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUK to LEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 40m 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 LUK to LEX?
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