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BKW to CAE: distance & flight time
Beckley (Raleigh County Memorial Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
266 mi
428 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
266 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- BKW — Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beckley, 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 BKW
- BLF · Mercer County Airport34 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport40 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport48 mi away
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport71 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 BKW from CAE?
The flight distance from Beckley (BKW) to Columbia (CAE) is 266 miles (428 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKW to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 BKW to CAE?
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