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SCE to SDF: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Louisville (Louisville International Standiford Field)
459 mi
739 km · 399 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
459 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, United States
- SDF — Louisville International Standiford Field · Louisville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Near SDF
- LOU · Bowman Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field22 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport45 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCE from SDF?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Louisville (SDF) is 459 miles (739 km, 399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to SDF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 SCE to SDF?
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