Direct Flights from Lakeland to Concord
Concord · North Carolina
Nonstop service from LAL to USA on Avelo. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 11 cities have a nonstop to Concord, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Concord for, from Lakeland
1h 30m in the air, 517 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Concord. Two nights works.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Concord

Concord is a city in North Carolina and fast-growing bedroom community of the major city of Charlotte. In 2020, the population was around 107,000, making it the second largest city of the Charlotte Metro.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Concord
- Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park is owned and operated by Six Flags.
- Belmont Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery and in Belmont, North Carolina. Home to the Abbey Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, the abbey was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
- Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5,217-acre (21.11 km2) North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States.
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the Diocese of Charlotte of the Roman Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.
- Morrow Mountain State Park is a state park in Stanly County, North Carolina, U.S. Located near Albemarle, the park includes 5,881 acres (23.80 km2) within the Uwharrie Mountains.
- The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 36,500-square-foot (3,390 m2) museum space dedicated to the exhibition of mid-20th-century modern art.
- Lake Norman State Park, formerly Duke Power State Park, is a 1,942-acre (7.86 km2) North Carolina state park near Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina in the United States.
- The Sullenberger Aviation Museum, formerly the Carolinas Aviation Museum, is an aviation museum on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- The Hardaway Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 31ST4, is an archaeological site near Badin, North Carolina.
- Park Road Park is a 122-acre urban park at 6220 Park Road in the Closeburn-Glenkirk neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Freedom Park is a 98-acre park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7-acre lake, and is about 3 miles…
- The Billy Graham Library is a public museum and library documenting the life and ministry of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. The 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) complex opened to the public on June 5, 2007.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Concord weather, compared with Lakeland
11° cooler than Lakeland on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Concord 52°F · Lakeland 71°F · 19° colder
- April
- Concord 73°F · Lakeland 84°F · 11° colder
- July
- Concord 90°F · Lakeland 91°F · much the same
- October
- Concord 74°F · Lakeland 84°F · 10° colder
Concord also swings harder through the year than Lakeland does — 38° between its coldest and warmest months against 20°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Concord
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Concord is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Concord rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Carowinds, Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, and Crowders Mountain State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Lakeland to Concord?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Lakeland (LAL) to Concord (USA) on Avelo.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Lakeland to Concord?
- Avelo flies nonstop between Lakeland (LAL) and Concord (USA).
- How far is Concord from Lakeland?
- Concord is about 517 miles from Lakeland by air.
- How many days can I spend in Concord flying from Lakeland?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Concord?
- Popular things to do include Carowinds, Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, Crowders Mountain State Park, Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina), and more.
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