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MGM to COU: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
556 mi
896 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
556 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, United States
- COU — Columbia Regional 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
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Near MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 mi away
Near COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGM from COU?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Columbia (COU) is 556 miles (896 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MGM to COU?
Nonstop service on MGM–COU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGM to COU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MGM–COU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MGM to COU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MGM–COU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.