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COU to ATW: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Appleton (Appleton International Airport)
422 mi
679 km · 366 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
422 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ATW — Appleton International Airport · Appleton, 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
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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 ATW
- OSH · Wittman Regional Airport19 mi away
- GRB · Austin Straubel International Airport25 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport34 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from ATW?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Appleton (ATW) is 422 miles (679 km, 366 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to ATW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from COU to ATW?
Nonstop service on COU–ATW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COU to ATW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COU–ATW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COU to ATW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COU–ATW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.