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CRE to SCE: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport)
489 mi
786 km · 425 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
489 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from SCE?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) is 489 miles (786 km, 425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to SCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 SCE?
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