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PCD to LUG: distance & flight time
Prairie du Chien (Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport) → Lugano (Lugano Airport)
4,579 mi
7,370 km · 3,979 nm
9h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,579 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PCD — Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport · Prairie du Chien, United States
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PCD
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport49 mi away
- LSE · La Crosse Municipal Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport72 mi away
Near LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PCD from LUG?
The flight distance from Prairie du Chien (PCD) to Lugano (LUG) is 4,579 miles (7,370 km, 3,979 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PCD to LUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 27m 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 PCD to LUG?
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