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VLD to ALB: distance & flight time
Valdosta (Valdosta Regional Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
978 mi
1,573 km · 849 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
978 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- VLD — Valdosta Regional Airport · Valdosta, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VLD
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base14 mi away
- TVI · Thomasville Regional Airport37 mi away
- TMA · Henry Tift Myers Airport46 mi away
- LCQ · Lake City Gateway Airport59 mi away
Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VLD from ALB?
The flight distance from Valdosta (VLD) to Albany (ALB) is 978 miles (1,573 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VLD to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 VLD to ALB?
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