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PVL to CAE: distance & flight time
Pikeville (Pike County-Hatcher Field) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
263 mi
423 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
263 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PVL — Pike County-Hatcher Field · Pikeville, 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 PVL
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field56 mi away
- TRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport76 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport77 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport77 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 PVL from CAE?
The flight distance from Pikeville (PVL) to Columbia (CAE) is 263 miles (423 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVL to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 PVL to CAE?
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