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COU to ABI: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport)
609 mi
980 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
609 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, United States
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Near ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from ABI?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Abilene (ABI) is 609 miles (980 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to ABI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 COU to ABI?
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