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LZU to CAE: distance & flight time
Lawrenceville (Gwinnett County Briscoe Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
163 mi
262 km · 142 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
163 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LZU — Gwinnett County Briscoe Field · Lawrenceville, 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 LZU
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport36 mi away
- WDR · Barrow County Airport17 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport21 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport22 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 LZU from CAE?
The flight distance from Lawrenceville (LZU) to Columbia (CAE) is 163 miles (262 km, 142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LZU to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 LZU to CAE?
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