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CRE to CHA: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
379 mi
610 km · 329 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
379 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- 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 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 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 CRE from CHA?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 379 miles (610 km, 329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 CRE to CHA?
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