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SME to HKY: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport)
201 mi
324 km · 175 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
201 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 HKY
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport44 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport14 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport24 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from HKY?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Hickory (HKY) is 201 miles (324 km, 175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to HKY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SME to HKY?
Nonstop service on SME–HKY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SME to HKY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SME–HKY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SME to HKY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SME–HKY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.