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AYS to CAE: distance & flight time
Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
200 mi
322 km · 174 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
200 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying north. 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
- AYS — Waycross Ware County Airport · Waycross, 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 AYS
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base51 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport55 mi away
- SSI · Malcolm McKinnon Airport60 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport61 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 AYS from CAE?
The flight distance from Waycross (AYS) to Columbia (CAE) is 200 miles (322 km, 174 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AYS to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AYS to CAE?
Nonstop service on AYS–CAE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AYS to CAE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AYS–CAE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AYS to CAE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AYS–CAE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.