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CRE to SPI: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)
734 mi
1,182 km · 638 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
734 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, United States
- SPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, 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 SPI
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from SPI?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Springfield (SPI) is 734 miles (1,182 km, 638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to SPI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CRE to SPI?
Nonstop service on CRE–SPI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between North Myrtle Beach and Springfield?
Springfield is 1 hour behind North Myrtle Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRE to SPI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRE–SPI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CRE to SPI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CRE–SPI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.