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SME to RDG: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Reading (Reading Regional Carl A Spaatz Field)
520 mi
836 km · 451 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
520 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- RDG — Reading Regional Carl A Spaatz Field · Reading, 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 RDG
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport52 mi away
- LNS · Lancaster Airport25 mi away
- CTH · Chester County G O Carlson Airport28 mi away
- UKT · Quakertown Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from RDG?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Reading (RDG) is 520 miles (836 km, 451 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to RDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 RDG?
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