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SDF to ALB: distance & flight time
Louisville (Louisville International Standiford Field) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
702 mi
1,129 km · 610 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
702 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SDF — Louisville International Standiford Field · Louisville, 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 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
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 SDF from ALB?
The flight distance from Louisville (SDF) to Albany (ALB) is 702 miles (1,129 km, 610 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDF to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 SDF to ALB?
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