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MSY to HCW: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field)
683 mi
1,100 km · 594 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
683 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from HCW?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Cheraw (HCW) is 683 miles (1,100 km, 594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to HCW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 MSY to HCW?
Nonstop service on MSY–HCW 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 1h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Cheraw?
Cheraw is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to HCW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSY–HCW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSY to HCW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSY–HCW 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.