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AIA to CAE: distance & flight time
Alliance (Alliance Municipal Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,302 mi
2,096 km · 1,131 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,302 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AIA — Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance, 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 AIA
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport43 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field66 mi away
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport102 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 AIA from CAE?
The flight distance from Alliance (AIA) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,302 miles (2,096 km, 1,131 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AIA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 Alliance and Columbia?
Columbia is 2 hours ahead of Alliance.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AIA to CAE?
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