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HCW to LGA: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → New York (La Guardia Airport)
535 mi
860 km · 465 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
535 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, United States
- LGA — La Guardia Airport · New York, 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 LGA
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from LGA?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to New York (LGA) is 535 miles (860 km, 465 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to LGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 cheapest way to fly from HCW to LGA?
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