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CAE to ROA: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Roanoke VA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport)
243 mi
391 km · 211 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
243 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ROA — Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke VA, 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 ROA
- LYH · Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field43 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport44 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport63 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from ROA?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Roanoke VA (ROA) is 243 miles (391 km, 211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to ROA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 ROA?
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