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SLC to CAE: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,749 mi
2,815 km · 1,520 nm
3h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,749 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 54m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, 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 SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 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 SLC from CAE?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,749 miles (2,815 km, 1,520 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 54m 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 Salt Lake City and Columbia?
Columbia is 2 hours ahead of Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to CAE?
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