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CAE to FST: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Fort Stockton (Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport)
1,286 mi
2,069 km · 1,117 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,286 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FST — Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport · Fort Stockton, 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 FST
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport48 mi away
- ALE · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport59 mi away
- IRB · Iraan Municipal Airport61 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from FST?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Fort Stockton (FST) is 1,286 miles (2,069 km, 1,117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to FST?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 Fort Stockton?
Fort Stockton is 1 hour behind Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to FST?
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