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MEM to STL: distance & flight time
Memphis (Memphis International Airport) → St. Louis (St Louis Lambert International Airport)
257 mi
414 km · 223 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
257 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- MEM — Memphis International Airport · Memphis, United States
- STL — St Louis Lambert International Airport · St. Louis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEM
- OLV · Olive Branch Airport12 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport23 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport33 mi away
- UOX · University Oxford Airport52 mi away
Near STL
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport16 mi away
- ALN · St Louis Regional Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport32 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEM from STL?
The flight distance from Memphis (MEM) to St. Louis (STL) is 257 miles (414 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEM to STL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 MEM to STL?
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