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CLW to SSC: distance & flight time
Clearwater (Clearwater Air Park) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
436 mi
701 km · 379 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
436 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- CLW — Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater, 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 CLW
- TPA · Tampa International Airport14 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport17 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base17 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 CLW from SSC?
The flight distance from Clearwater (CLW) to Sumter (SSC) is 436 miles (701 km, 379 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLW to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 CLW to SSC?
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