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SME to RSL: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
783 mi
1,260 km · 680 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
783 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from RSL?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Russell (RSL) is 783 miles (1,260 km, 680 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 RSL?
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