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AOO to OSU: distance & flight time
Altoona (Altoona Blair County Airport) → Columbus (The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field)
251 mi
404 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
251 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- OSU — The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AOO
Near OSU
- CMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport11 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport20 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport44 mi away
- GQQ · Galion Municipal Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AOO from OSU?
The flight distance from Altoona (AOO) to Columbus (OSU) is 251 miles (404 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AOO to OSU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 OSU?
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