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COU to EMP: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport)
217 mi
349 km · 189 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
217 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
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 EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from EMP?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Kempten (EMP) is 217 miles (349 km, 189 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to EMP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 EMP?
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