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LEX to SSC: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
364 mi
585 km · 316 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
364 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, United States
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 mi away
Near SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEX from SSC?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Sumter (SSC) is 364 miles (585 km, 316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 LEX to SSC?
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