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PAD to COU: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
4,588 mi
7,383 km · 3,987 nm
9h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,588 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from COU?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Columbia (COU) is 4,588 miles (7,383 km, 3,987 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 time difference between Paderborn and Columbia?
Columbia is 7 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to COU?
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