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TIW to COU: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
1,628 mi
2,620 km · 1,414 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,628 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- COU — Columbia Regional 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Near COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from COU?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Columbia (COU) is 1,628 miles (2,620 km, 1,414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 Tacoma and Columbia?
Columbia is 2 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to COU?
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