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COU to BIS: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
698 mi
1,124 km · 607 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
698 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from BIS?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Bismarck (BIS) is 698 miles (1,124 km, 607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 BIS?
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