Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
AOO to CAE: distance & flight time
Altoona (Altoona Blair County Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
465 mi
749 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live AOO→CAE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- AOO — Altoona Blair County Airport · Altoona, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near AOO
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 AOO from CAE?
The flight distance from Altoona (AOO) to Columbia (CAE) is 465 miles (749 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AOO to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 AOO to CAE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AOO–CAE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.