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CAE to DSI: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Destin (Destin Executive Airport)
397 mi
639 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
- DSI — Destin Executive Airport · Destin, 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 DSI
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport7 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field18 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport26 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from DSI?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Destin (DSI) is 397 miles (639 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to DSI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 time difference between Columbia and Destin?
Destin is 1 hour behind Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to DSI?
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