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NPA to COU: distance & flight time
Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
648 mi
1,042 km · 563 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
648 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m 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
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, 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.
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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 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 NPA from COU?
The flight distance from Pensacola (NPA) to Columbia (COU) is 648 miles (1,042 km, 563 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPA to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 NPA to COU?
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