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CRW to CAE: distance & flight time
Charleston (Yeager Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
308 mi
495 km · 267 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
308 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CRW — Yeager Airport · Charleston, 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 CRW
- BKW · Raleigh County Memorial Airport48 mi away
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field52 mi away
- ATO · Ohio University Snyder Field67 mi away
- PKB · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport68 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 CRW from CAE?
The flight distance from Charleston (CRW) to Columbia (CAE) is 308 miles (495 km, 267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRW to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 CRW to CAE?
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