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SCE to CAE: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
510 mi
821 km · 443 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
510 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from CAE?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Columbia (CAE) is 510 miles (821 km, 443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 SCE to CAE?
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