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JAN to COU: distance & flight time
Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
465 mi
749 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, United States
- COU — Columbia Regional 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Near COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JAN from COU?
The flight distance from Jackson (JAN) to Columbia (COU) is 465 miles (749 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAN to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 JAN to COU?
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