Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CMH to SCE: distance & flight time
Columbus (John Glenn Columbus International Airport) → State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport)
272 mi
437 km · 236 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
See live CMH→SCE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
272 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- CMH — John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus, United States
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CMH
Near SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CMH from SCE?
The flight distance from Columbus (CMH) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) is 272 miles (437 km, 236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMH to SCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 CMH to SCE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CMH–SCE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.