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QPS to CAE: distance & flight time
Piracununga (Campo Fontenelle Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
4,457 mi
7,173 km · 3,873 nm
9h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 12m 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
- QPS — Campo Fontenelle Airport · Piracununga, 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.
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Near QPS
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport37 mi away
- POO · Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport50 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport53 mi away
- CPQ · Amarais Airport62 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 QPS from CAE?
The flight distance from Piracununga (QPS) to Columbia (CAE) is 4,457 miles (7,173 km, 3,873 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QPS to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 12m 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 Piracununga and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour behind Piracununga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QPS to CAE?
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