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SXE to LAF: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
9,594 mi
15,439 km · 8,337 nm
19h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,594 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 17m 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Near LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SXE from LAF?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to Lafayette (LAF) is 9,594 miles (15,439 km, 8,337 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 17m 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 SXE to LAF?
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