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MCF to SSC: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
440 mi
708 km · 382 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
440 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 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 MCF from SSC?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Sumter (SSC) is 440 miles (708 km, 382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF 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 MCF to SSC?
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