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CHS to SME: distance & flight time
Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport) → Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport)
387 mi
622 km · 336 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
387 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, 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 SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHS from SME?
The flight distance from Charleston (CHS) to Somerset (SME) is 387 miles (622 km, 336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHS to SME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 SME?
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