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PBI to SSC: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base)
504 mi
811 km · 438 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
504 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 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 PBI from SSC?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Sumter (SSC) is 504 miles (811 km, 438 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to SSC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 PBI to SSC?
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