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CHS to LAF: distance & flight time
Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
644 mi
1,037 km · 560 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
644 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHS from LAF?
The flight distance from Charleston (CHS) to Lafayette (LAF) is 644 miles (1,037 km, 560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHS to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 CHS to LAF?
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