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SME to ERI: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Erie (Erie International Tom Ridge Field)
420 mi
676 km · 365 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
420 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- ERI — Erie International Tom Ridge Field · Erie, 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 ERI
- JHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport47 mi away
- FKL · Venango Regional Airport51 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport54 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from ERI?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Erie (ERI) is 420 miles (676 km, 365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to ERI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 ERI?
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