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CRE to TYS: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
329 mi
530 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
329 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from TYS?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Knoxville (TYS) is 329 miles (530 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 TYS?
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