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WBW to LOU: distance & flight time
Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport) → Louisville (Bowman Field)
562 mi
905 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- WBW — Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport · Wilkes-Barre, United States
- 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 WBW
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 WBW from LOU?
The flight distance from Wilkes-Barre (WBW) to Louisville (LOU) is 562 miles (905 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBW to LOU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 WBW to LOU?
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