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HCW to ECP: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
454 mi
731 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
454 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 ECP
- PFN · Panama City-Bay Co International Airport12 mi away
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base24 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport40 mi away
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from ECP?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Panama City (ECP) is 454 miles (731 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 Cheraw and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to ECP?
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