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SME to BKW: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Beckley (Raleigh County Memorial Airport)
198 mi
319 km · 172 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
198 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BKW — Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beckley, 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 BKW
- BLF · Mercer County Airport34 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport40 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport48 mi away
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from BKW?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Beckley (BKW) is 198 miles (319 km, 172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to BKW?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 BKW?
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