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NPA to CAE: distance & flight time
Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
439 mi
707 km · 382 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
439 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, 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 NPA
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport21 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North31 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport48 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 NPA from CAE?
The flight distance from Pensacola (NPA) to Columbia (CAE) is 439 miles (707 km, 382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 Pensacola and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of Pensacola.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPA to CAE?
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