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CAE to DAB: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach International Airport)
329 mi
529 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
329 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
- DAB — Daytona Beach International Airport · Daytona Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 DAB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport54 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport30 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport47 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from DAB?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Daytona Beach (DAB) is 329 miles (529 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to DAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 CAE to DAB?
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