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LUK to CAE: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
401 mi
645 km · 348 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
401 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, United States
- 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 LUK
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 LUK from CAE?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (LUK) to Columbia (CAE) is 401 miles (645 km, 348 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUK to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from LUK to CAE?
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