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PAH to CAE: distance & flight time
PADUCAH (Barkley Regional Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
481 mi
775 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
481 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PAH — Barkley Regional Airport · PADUCAH, 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 PAH
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport45 mi away
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport50 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport56 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 PAH from CAE?
The flight distance from PADUCAH (PAH) to Columbia (CAE) is 481 miles (775 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAH to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 PADUCAH and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of PADUCAH.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAH to CAE?
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