How long does it take for a helicopter to travel across the country?

I read an article about a USCG helicopter crashing off of the La Push beach in Oregon. The helicopter was traveling from North Carolina to Alaska. How long does it take a helicopter to travel that far? Wouldn't it be easier to load it onto a plane? Or is it more common to fly helicopters long distances? I would think they would have to make a lot of stops along the way and it would be more costly.How long does it take for a helicopter to travel across the country?You would compute the travel time for a helicopter the same way you would compute it for a fixed wing aircraft - it's all based on airspeed, and in terms of total time, the number of refueling stops required.



The helicopter in the Oregon crash was an MH-60 Jayhawk that cruises at around 150 knots, so if you want to calculate a cross country trip of 3,000 nautical miles (just an example), the flight time without calculating wind would be 3000/150 or 20 hours. This is strictly flight time not allowing for refueling. I'm not familiar with the range of this aircraft so I don't know how many stops would be required for a 3,000 nm trip.How long does it take for a helicopter to travel across the country?Jayhawks are optionally equipped with aux tanks, so they can stay out for six? hours. that would reduce it to three to four hops.

130 knots cruise speed. quite a long trip.How long does it take for a helicopter to travel across the country?I went in a helicopter ride from Wellington, Florida to Miami, Florida and it took about 30 mins, and I know its about 100 miles away.How long does it take for a helicopter to travel across the country?
It depends on how fast it's going, and if you have to move the chopper, that's the easiest way.