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BHB to SSC: distance & flight time
Bar Harbor (Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
970 mi
1,560 km · 843 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
970 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BHB — Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport · Bar Harbor, 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 BHB
- BGR · Bangor International Airport34 mi away
- RKD · Knox County Regional Airport45 mi away
- AUG · Augusta State Airport71 mi away
- NHZ · Brunswick Executive Airport87 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 BHB from SSC?
The flight distance from Bar Harbor (BHB) to Sumter (SSC) is 970 miles (1,560 km, 843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHB to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 BHB to SSC?
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