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CDS to CAE: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,094 mi
1,761 km · 951 nm
2h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,094 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 51m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from CAE?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,094 miles (1,761 km, 951 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 51m 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 Childress and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to CAE?
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