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SBN to CHA: distance & flight time
South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
465 mi
748 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SBN — South Bend Regional Airport · South Bend, 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 SBN
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport16 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport26 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport40 mi away
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport84 mi away
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 SBN from CHA?
The flight distance from South Bend (SBN) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 465 miles (748 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBN to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 SBN to CHA?
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