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CRE to DRE: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
883 mi
1,422 km · 768 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
883 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, United States
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, 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 DRE
- CIU · Chippewa County International Airport39 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport49 mi away
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport57 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from DRE?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 883 miles (1,422 km, 768 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 DRE?
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