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CAE to DCU: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
336 mi
541 km · 292 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
336 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from DCU?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Decatur (DCU) is 336 miles (541 km, 292 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 DCU?
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