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HDI to CAE: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Hardwick Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
229 mi
369 km · 199 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
229 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- HDI — Hardwick Field · Cleveland, 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 HDI
- MMI · McMinn County Airport20 mi away
- CHA · Lovell Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport34 mi away
- APT · Marion County Brown Field44 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 HDI from CAE?
The flight distance from Cleveland (HDI) to Columbia (CAE) is 229 miles (369 km, 199 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HDI to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 HDI to CAE?
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