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SOP to CAE: distance & flight time
Pinehurst-Southern Pines (Moore County Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
133 mi
214 km · 116 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
133 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SOP — Moore County Airport · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 SOP
- POB · Pope Field22 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field27 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field34 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport47 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 SOP from CAE?
The flight distance from Pinehurst-Southern Pines (SOP) to Columbia (CAE) is 133 miles (214 km, 116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOP to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 SOP to CAE?
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