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OBE to CAE: distance & flight time
Okeechobee (Okeechobee County Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
462 mi
743 km · 401 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
462 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- OBE — Okeechobee County Airport · Okeechobee, 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 OBE
- SEF · Sebring Regional Airport33 mi away
- PHK · Palm Beach County Glades Airport34 mi away
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport34 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport38 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 OBE from CAE?
The flight distance from Okeechobee (OBE) to Columbia (CAE) is 462 miles (743 km, 401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OBE to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 OBE to CAE?
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