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SSC to NPA: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field)
472 mi
760 km · 410 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
472 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, United States
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, United States
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 NPA
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport21 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North31 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SSC from NPA?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Pensacola (NPA) is 472 miles (760 km, 410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to NPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 time difference between Sumter and Pensacola?
Pensacola is 1 hour behind Sumter.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSC to NPA?
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