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MGW to LEX: distance & flight time
Morgantown (Morgantown Municipal Walter L. Bill Hart Field) → Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport)
276 mi
444 km · 240 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
276 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MGW — Morgantown Municipal Walter L. Bill Hart Field · Morgantown, 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 MGW
- CKB · North Central West Virginia Airport29 mi away
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport49 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport51 mi away
- EKN · Elkins-Randolph Co-Jennings Randolph Field52 mi away
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 MGW from LEX?
The flight distance from Morgantown (MGW) to Lexington KY (LEX) is 276 miles (444 km, 240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGW to LEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 MGW to LEX?
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