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COU to TUP: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Tupelo (Tupelo Regional Airport)
368 mi
592 km · 320 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
368 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TUP — Tupelo Regional Airport · Tupelo, 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 TUP
- UOX · University Oxford Airport44 mi away
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base47 mi away
- GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport57 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from TUP?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Tupelo (TUP) is 368 miles (592 km, 320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to TUP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 TUP?
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