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SSC to HZP: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport)
2,174 mi
3,499 km · 1,889 nm
4h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 44m 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
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, United States
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SSC from HZP?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Wood Buffalo (HZP) is 2,174 miles (3,499 km, 1,889 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to HZP?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 44m 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 SSC to HZP?
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