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LDE to CAE: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
4,257 mi
6,851 km · 3,699 nm
8h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 49m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from CAE?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Columbia (CAE) is 4,257 miles (6,851 km, 3,699 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 49m 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 Tarbes and Columbia?
Columbia is 6 hours behind Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to CAE?
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