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BKL to CAE: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
525 mi
844 km · 456 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
525 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m 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
- BKL — Burke Lakefront Airport · Cleveland, 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 BKL
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport11 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport19 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport35 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 BKL from CAE?
The flight distance from Cleveland (BKL) to Columbia (CAE) is 525 miles (844 km, 456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKL to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 BKL to CAE?
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