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LWC to IAB: distance & flight time
Lawrence (Lawrence Municipal Airport) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
147 mi
236 km · 128 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
147 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LWC — Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence, United States
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LWC
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport22 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport22 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field24 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport28 mi away
Near IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LWC from IAB?
The flight distance from Lawrence (LWC) to Wichita (IAB) is 147 miles (236 km, 128 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWC to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 LWC to IAB?
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