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GBA to CAE: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
3,981 mi
6,407 km · 3,459 nm
8h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,981 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from CAE?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Columbia (CAE) is 3,981 miles (6,407 km, 3,459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 16m 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 Pailton and Columbia?
Columbia is 5 hours behind Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to CAE?
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