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CRE to LCQ: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Lake City (Lake City Gateway Airport)
337 mi
543 km · 293 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
337 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LCQ — Lake City Gateway Airport · Lake City, 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 LCQ
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport42 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport49 mi away
- NIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from LCQ?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Lake City (LCQ) is 337 miles (543 km, 293 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to LCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 LCQ?
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