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COU to EWK: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Newton (Newton City-County Airport)
279 mi
448 km · 242 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
279 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m 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
- EWK — Newton City-County Airport · Newton, 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 EWK
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport25 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport30 mi away
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base30 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from EWK?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Newton (EWK) is 279 miles (448 km, 242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to EWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 EWK?
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