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CRE to CAE: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
138 mi
222 km · 120 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
138 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m 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
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, United States
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CRE
- MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport15 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport49 mi away
- ILM · Wilmington International Airport57 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport58 mi away
Near CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from CAE?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Columbia (CAE) is 138 miles (222 km, 120 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 CRE to CAE?
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