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HCW to BMI: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
631 mi
1,016 km · 549 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
631 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m 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
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, United States
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, 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
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Near HCW
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport23 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport66 mi away
- FLO · Florence Regional Airport39 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field46 mi away
Near BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from BMI?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Bloomington (BMI) is 631 miles (1,016 km, 549 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 HCW to BMI?
Nonstop service on HCW–BMI 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 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cheraw and Bloomington?
Bloomington is 1 hour behind Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to BMI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HCW–BMI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HCW to BMI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HCW–BMI 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.