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HCW to SMD: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
527 mi
848 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, 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 SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from SMD?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 527 miles (848 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 SMD?
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