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CRE to PIE: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport)
471 mi
757 km · 409 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
471 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from PIE?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to St. Petersburg (PIE) is 471 miles (757 km, 409 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to PIE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 PIE?
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