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BBX to CAE: distance & flight time
Philadelphia (Wings Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
536 mi
863 km · 466 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
536 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BBX — Wings Field · Philadelphia, 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 BBX
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport18 mi away
- NXX · Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base8 mi away
- PNE · Northeast Philadelphia Airport14 mi away
- DYL · Doylestown Airport15 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 BBX from CAE?
The flight distance from Philadelphia (BBX) to Columbia (CAE) is 536 miles (863 km, 466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBX to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 BBX to CAE?
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