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HCW to GUF: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, 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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from GUF?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Gulf Shores (GUF) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to GUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 GUF?
Nonstop service on HCW–GUF 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 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cheraw and Gulf Shores?
Gulf Shores is 1 hour behind Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to GUF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HCW–GUF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HCW to GUF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HCW–GUF 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.