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CAE to EWR: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)
603 mi
970 km · 524 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
603 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, 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 EWR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport17 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport21 mi away
- LDJ · Linden Airport7 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport8 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from EWR?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Newark (EWR) is 603 miles (970 km, 524 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to EWR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 EWR?
Nonstop service on CAE–EWR 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 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to EWR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAE–EWR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAE to EWR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAE–EWR 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.