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GVR to SSC: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
4,445 mi
7,153 km · 3,862 nm
9h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,445 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 11m 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
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 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 GVR from SSC?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Sumter (SSC) is 4,445 miles (7,153 km, 3,862 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 11m 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 GVR to SSC?
Nonstop service on GVR–SSC 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 9h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Governador Valadares and Sumter?
Sumter is 1 hour behind Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to SSC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GVR–SSC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GVR to SSC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GVR–SSC 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.