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FLL to SSC: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
546 mi
879 km · 475 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
546 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 mi away
Near SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FLL from SSC?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Sumter (SSC) is 546 miles (879 km, 475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLL to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 FLL to SSC?
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