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CRW to MSN: distance & flight time
Charleston (Yeager Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
522 mi
840 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
522 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- CRW — Yeager Airport · Charleston, United States
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CRW
- BKW · Raleigh County Memorial Airport48 mi away
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field52 mi away
- ATO · Ohio University Snyder Field67 mi away
- PKB · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport68 mi away
Near MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRW from MSN?
The flight distance from Charleston (CRW) to Madison (MSN) is 522 miles (840 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRW to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 CRW to MSN?
Nonstop service on CRW–MSN 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 1h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Charleston and Madison?
Madison is 1 hour behind Charleston.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRW to MSN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRW–MSN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CRW to MSN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CRW–MSN 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.