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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
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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.
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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.
Are there nonstop flights from GUF to CHS?
Nonstop service on GUF–CHS 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 31m nonstop estimate.
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Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUF–CHS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUF to CHS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUF–CHS 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.