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CHS to CHA: distance & flight time
Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
331 mi
532 km · 287 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
331 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHS from CHA?
The flight distance from Charleston (CHS) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 331 miles (532 km, 287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHS to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 CHS to CHA?
Nonstop service on CHS–CHA 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 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CHS to CHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CHS–CHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CHS to CHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CHS–CHA 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.