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MHK to JEF: distance & flight time
Manhattan (Manhattan Regional Airport) → Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport)
246 mi
396 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
246 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MHK — Manhattan Regional Airport · Manhattan, United States
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MHK
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field8 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field56 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MHK from JEF?
The flight distance from Manhattan (MHK) to Jefferson City (JEF) is 246 miles (396 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHK to JEF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 MHK to JEF?
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