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HCW to MAA: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Madras (Chennai International Airport)
8,892 mi
14,311 km · 7,727 nm
17h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,892 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, United States
- MAA — Chennai International Airport · Madras, India
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 MAA
- TIR · Tirupati Airport61 mi away
- PNY · Pondicherry Airport75 mi away
- CDP · Kadapa Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from MAA?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Madras (MAA) is 8,892 miles (14,311 km, 7,727 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to MAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 54m 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 MAA?
Nonstop service on HCW–MAA 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 17h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cheraw and Madras?
Madras is 10.5 hours ahead of Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to MAA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HCW–MAA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HCW to MAA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HCW–MAA 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.