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KET to CAE: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
8,620 mi
13,872 km · 7,490 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,620 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 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 KET from CAE?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Columbia (CAE) is 8,620 miles (13,872 km, 7,490 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 Kengtung and Columbia?
Columbia is 10.5 hours behind Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to CAE?
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