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RCY to LAF: distance & flight time
Port Nelson (Rum Cay Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
1,353 mi
2,177 km · 1,175 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,353 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m 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
- RCY — Rum Cay Airport · Port Nelson, Bahamas
- 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 RCY
- SML · Stella Maris Airport28 mi away
- ZSA · San Salvador Airport33 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport39 mi away
- TBI · New Bight Airport58 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 RCY from LAF?
The flight distance from Port Nelson (RCY) to Lafayette (LAF) is 1,353 miles (2,177 km, 1,175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCY to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m 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 RCY to LAF?
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