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AVL to SSC: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
155 mi
250 km · 135 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
155 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Near SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from SSC?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Sumter (SSC) is 155 miles (250 km, 135 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AVL to SSC?
Nonstop service on AVL–SSC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to SSC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AVL–SSC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AVL to SSC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AVL–SSC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.