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JEF to COU: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
16 mi
26 km · 14 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
16 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, 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 JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 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 JEF from COU?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Columbia (COU) is 16 miles (26 km, 14 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 JEF to COU?
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