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SCH to LAF: distance & flight time
Scotia NY (Schenectady County Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
692 mi
1,113 km · 601 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
692 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m 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
- SCH — Schenectady County Airport · Scotia NY, 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 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 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 SCH from LAF?
The flight distance from Scotia NY (SCH) to Lafayette (LAF) is 692 miles (1,113 km, 601 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCH to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 LAF?
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