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NIP to CHA: distance & flight time
Jacksonville (Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
390 mi
627 km · 339 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
390 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- NIP — Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NIP
Near CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NIP from CHA?
The flight distance from Jacksonville (NIP) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 390 miles (627 km, 339 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NIP to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 NIP to CHA?
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