Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
NEW to SSC: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
622 mi
1,001 km · 540 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
See live NEW→SSC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
622 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near NEW
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 NEW from SSC?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Sumter (SSC) is 622 miles (1,001 km, 540 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 time difference between New Orleans and Sumter?
Sumter is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to SSC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–SSC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.