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SLM to LEX: distance & flight time
Salamanca (Salamanca Airport) → Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport)
4,071 mi
6,551 km · 3,537 nm
8h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,071 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 mi away
Near LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLM from LEX?
The flight distance from Salamanca (SLM) to Lexington KY (LEX) is 4,071 miles (6,551 km, 3,537 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLM to LEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 27m 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 time difference between Salamanca and Lexington KY?
Lexington KY is 6 hours behind Salamanca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLM to LEX?
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