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SCH to ALB: distance & flight time
Scotia NY (Schenectady County Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
10 mi
16 km · 8 nm
30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
10 miles nonstop takes roughly 30m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SCH — Schenectady County Airport · Scotia NY, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SCH
- ALB · Albany International Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport37 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport68 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport78 mi away
Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCH from ALB?
The flight distance from Scotia NY (SCH) to Albany (ALB) is 10 miles (16 km, 8 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCH to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 30m 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 SCH to ALB?
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