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SME to ROA: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Roanoke VA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport)
256 mi
412 km · 223 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- ROA — Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke VA, 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 ROA
- LYH · Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field43 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport44 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport63 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from ROA?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Roanoke VA (ROA) is 256 miles (412 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to ROA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 ROA?
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