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DUS to CAE: distance & flight time
Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
4,349 mi
7,000 km · 3,779 nm
9h
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,349 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DUS — Düsseldorf Airport · Duesseldorf, Germany
- 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 DUS
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport12 mi away
- CGN · Cologne Bonn Airport34 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport35 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 DUS from CAE?
The flight distance from Duesseldorf (DUS) to Columbia (CAE) is 4,349 miles (7,000 km, 3,779 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DUS to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 time difference between Duesseldorf and Columbia?
Columbia is 6 hours behind Duesseldorf.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DUS to CAE?
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