Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PLU to CAE: distance & flight time
Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
4,449 mi
7,160 km · 3,866 nm
9h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
See live PLU→CAE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,449 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 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 PLU from CAE?
The flight distance from Belo Horizonte (PLU) to Columbia (CAE) is 4,449 miles (7,160 km, 3,866 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLU to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 11m 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 Belo Horizonte and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour behind Belo Horizonte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLU to CAE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLU–CAE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.