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CAE to CHO: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Charlottesville VA (Charlottesville Albemarle Airport)
326 mi
525 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
326 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
- CHO — Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville VA, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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
Near CHO
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from CHO?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Charlottesville VA (CHO) is 326 miles (525 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to CHO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 CAE to CHO?
Nonstop service on CAE–CHO 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 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to CHO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAE–CHO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAE to CHO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAE–CHO 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.