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SME to CHA: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
143 mi
231 km · 124 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
143 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, 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 CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from CHA?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 143 miles (231 km, 124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 CHA?
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