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AFW to CAE: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
935 mi
1,505 km · 813 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
935 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from CAE?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Columbia (CAE) is 935 miles (1,505 km, 813 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Fort Worth and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to CAE?
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