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COU to PLV: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Poltava (Suprunovka Airport)
5,519 mi
8,882 km · 4,796 nm
11h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,519 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, United States
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from PLV?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Poltava (PLV) is 5,519 miles (8,882 km, 4,796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to PLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 17m 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 PLV?
Nonstop service on COU–PLV 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 11h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Columbia and Poltava?
Poltava is 8 hours ahead of Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COU to PLV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COU–PLV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COU to PLV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COU–PLV 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.