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YAM to LEX: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport)
584 mi
939 km · 507 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
584 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YAM
Near LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAM from LEX?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Lexington KY (LEX) is 584 miles (939 km, 507 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to LEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 YAM to LEX?
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