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FAY to CAE: distance & flight time
Fayetteville (Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
147 mi
236 km · 128 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
147 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- FAY — Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field · Fayetteville, 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 FAY
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field10 mi away
- POB · Pope Field15 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport28 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport34 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 FAY from CAE?
The flight distance from Fayetteville (FAY) to Columbia (CAE) is 147 miles (236 km, 128 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAY to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 FAY to CAE?
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