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GBD to CAE: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,034 mi
1,663 km · 898 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,034 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal 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 GBD from CAE?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,034 miles (1,663 km, 898 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 Great Bend and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to CAE?
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