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MCF to LAF: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
904 mi
1,454 km · 785 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
904 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, United States
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
Near LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from LAF?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Lafayette (LAF) is 904 miles (1,454 km, 785 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 MCF to LAF?
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