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A plan drawing w/ dimensions would help a lot.

Conceptually, you could move the range to the island, with an island hood venting to the exterior wall. If the current microwave hood is adequate for your range and your cooking, then you won't need a big duct. If the ceiling joists allow, you may be able to fit the vent duct in the ceiling. Otherwise a soffit will be needed, but not a big one. If the house is on a slab then might need to remove some flooring and trench the slab to get power and/or gas to the island. if the house is over a crawlspace or basement, then no problem just go up through the floor.

Without a fully-measured layout, we cannot provide you with useful information. John said "conceptually" probably b/c we don't have enough info to know if it would work.

If you want to move the range, it is likely you will need to re-do the entire Kitchen so it doesn't look like a "patch job" -- are you willing to do that?

Would you be willing to change the sliding door to a single door?

Do you have a separate Dining Room?

How much are you willing to do?

If you're willing to do a full remodel, here's the info we need (taken from the Featured Answer of the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread):

Please post a fully-measured layout of the space under consideration and a sketch of the entire floor. Both can be either hand-drawn, computer generated, or drawn up with computer/app tools.

By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you.

The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries.

Regardless of how you draw it up (by hand, computer, etc.), please be sure all measurements are labeled. (Note: Computer generated layouts often lack key measurements and, sometimes, measure to/from things like the middle of a wall or the middle of a window. Neither are useful. Measure each item and the distances between each item.)

Other questions...

• Tell us about you and your family and how you plan to use your Kitchen. All-adults? Empty Nesters? Children (now or in the future)?
• What appliances (& their sizes) do you plan to have?
• Where are you flexible? Can walls/windows/doors/doorways change (move, change size, add, delete)?
• Do you have a basement under the Kitchen or are you on a slab?

If you move the dining room entrance over, you can have a full run on the empty wall. Room for a counter-depth frig and an induction range without a micro above. An exhaust hood would be preferred. This isn't the best layout because of traffic flow. But it gives you better work zones for cooking at a lower remodel cost.