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LGH to CAE: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
10,129 mi
16,301 km · 8,802 nm
20h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,129 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 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 LGH from CAE?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Columbia (CAE) is 10,129 miles (16,301 km, 8,802 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 20m 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 Leigh Creek and Columbia?
Columbia is 13.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to CAE?
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