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SSC to LNX: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Smolensk (Smolensk North Airport)
5,120 mi
8,240 km · 4,449 nm
10h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LNX — Smolensk North Airport · Smolensk, Russia
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 LNX
- VTB · Vitebsk Vostochny Airport70 mi away
- MVQ · Mogilev Airport98 mi away
- VLU · Velikiye Luki Airport121 mi away
- BZK · Bryansk Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SSC from LNX?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Smolensk (LNX) is 5,120 miles (8,240 km, 4,449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to LNX?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 SSC to LNX?
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