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OLV to COU: distance & flight time
Olive Branch (Olive Branch Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
297 mi
479 km · 258 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
297 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- OLV — Olive Branch Airport · Olive Branch, 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 OLV
- MEM · Memphis International Airport12 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport27 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport38 mi away
- UOX · University Oxford Airport43 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 OLV from COU?
The flight distance from Olive Branch (OLV) to Columbia (COU) is 297 miles (479 km, 258 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OLV to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 OLV to COU?
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