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CRE to AIK: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Aiken (Aiken Regional Airport)
171 mi
274 km · 148 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
171 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, United States
- AIK — Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CRE
- MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport15 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport49 mi away
- ILM · Wilmington International Airport57 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport58 mi away
Near AIK
- DNL · Daniel Field24 mi away
- AGS · Augusta Regional At Bush Field25 mi away
- CAE · Columbia Metropolitan Airport38 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from AIK?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Aiken (AIK) is 171 miles (274 km, 148 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to AIK?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 CRE to AIK?
Nonstop service on CRE–AIK 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 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRE to AIK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRE–AIK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CRE to AIK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CRE–AIK 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.