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CHA to CAE: distance & flight time
Chattanooga (Lovell Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
245 mi
394 km · 213 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
245 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, 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 CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 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 CHA from CAE?
The flight distance from Chattanooga (CHA) to Columbia (CAE) is 245 miles (394 km, 213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 CHA to CAE?
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