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SXE to LOU: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → Louisville (Bowman Field)
9,618 mi
15,478 km · 8,358 nm
19h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,618 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 20m 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
- LOU — Bowman Field · Louisville, 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 LOU
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field28 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport41 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SXE from LOU?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to Louisville (LOU) is 9,618 miles (15,478 km, 8,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to LOU?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 20m 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 LOU?
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