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SME to BED: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Bedford (Laurence G Hanscom Field)
799 mi
1,286 km · 695 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
799 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, United States
- BED — Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Near BED
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport20 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from BED?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Bedford (BED) is 799 miles (1,286 km, 695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to BED?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 SME to BED?
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