Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MCC to CAE: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Mc Clellan Airfield) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
2,248 mi
3,619 km · 1,954 nm
4h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
See live MCC→CAE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,248 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 53m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MCC — Mc Clellan Airfield · Sacramento, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MCC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport10 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport12 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport31 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 MCC from CAE?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MCC) to Columbia (CAE) is 2,248 miles (3,619 km, 1,954 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCC to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 53m 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 Sacramento and Columbia?
Columbia is 3 hours ahead of Sacramento.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCC to CAE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MCC–CAE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.