Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PVL to LAF: distance & flight time
Pikeville (Pike County-Hatcher Field) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
306 mi
493 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
See live PVL→LAF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- PVL — Pike County-Hatcher Field · Pikeville, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PVL
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field56 mi away
- TRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport76 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport77 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport77 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 PVL from LAF?
The flight distance from Pikeville (PVL) to Lafayette (LAF) is 306 miles (493 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVL to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 PVL to LAF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PVL–LAF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.