Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GUF to CHS: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport)
484 mi
779 km · 420 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
See live GUF→CHS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
484 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, United States
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 mi away
Near CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUF from CHS?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Charleston (CHS) is 484 miles (779 km, 420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to CHS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 time difference between Gulf Shores and Charleston?
Charleston is 1 hour ahead of Gulf Shores.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUF to CHS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUF–CHS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.