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CHA to MBS: distance & flight time
Chattanooga (Lovell Field) → Saginaw (MBS International Airport)
590 mi
950 km · 513 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
590 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
- MBS — MBS International Airport · Saginaw, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Near MBS
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport34 mi away
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport36 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport43 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHA from MBS?
The flight distance from Chattanooga (CHA) to Saginaw (MBS) is 590 miles (950 km, 513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHA to MBS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 CHA to MBS?
Nonstop service on CHA–MBS 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 1h 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CHA to MBS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CHA–MBS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CHA to MBS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CHA–MBS 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.