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CAE to SPA: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport)
83 mi
133 km · 72 nm
41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
83 miles nonstop takes roughly 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from SPA?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Spartangurg (SPA) is 83 miles (133 km, 72 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to SPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 41m 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 SPA?
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