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SME to CHS: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport)
387 mi
622 km · 336 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
387 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, United States
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Near CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from CHS?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Charleston (CHS) is 387 miles (622 km, 336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to CHS?
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 SME to CHS?
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