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LUK to SBN: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field) → South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport)
206 mi
331 km · 179 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
206 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SBN — South Bend Regional Airport · South Bend, 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 SBN
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport16 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport26 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport40 mi away
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUK from SBN?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (LUK) to South Bend (SBN) is 206 miles (331 km, 179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUK to SBN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 SBN?
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