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PMH to LAF: distance & flight time
Portsmouth (Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
243 mi
391 km · 211 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
243 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PMH — Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport · Portsmouth, 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 PMH
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field36 mi away
- ATO · Ohio University Snyder Field42 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark65 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport67 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 PMH from LAF?
The flight distance from Portsmouth (PMH) to Lafayette (LAF) is 243 miles (391 km, 211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMH to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PMH to LAF?
Nonstop service on PMH–LAF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PMH to LAF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PMH–LAF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PMH to LAF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PMH–LAF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.