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CAE to FRI: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field)
937 mi
1,507 km · 814 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
937 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from FRI?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Fort Riley (FRI) is 937 miles (1,507 km, 814 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to FRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 FRI?
Nonstop service on CAE–FRI 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 2h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Columbia and Fort Riley?
Fort Riley is 1 hour behind Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to FRI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAE–FRI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAE to FRI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAE–FRI 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.