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HII to CAE: distance & flight time
Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu City Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,890 mi
3,042 km · 1,642 nm
4h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 10m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HII — Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City, 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 HII
- EED · Needles Airport20 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport69 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport113 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport106 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 HII from CAE?
The flight distance from Lake Havasu City (HII) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,890 miles (3,042 km, 1,642 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HII to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HII to CAE?
Nonstop service on HII–CAE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Havasu City and Columbia?
Columbia is 3 hours ahead of Lake Havasu City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HII to CAE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HII–CAE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HII to CAE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HII–CAE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.