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WYA to CAE: distance & flight time
Whyalla (Whyalla Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
10,223 mi
16,453 km · 8,884 nm
20h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,223 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WYA — Whyalla Airport · Whyalla, Australia
- 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 WYA
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport30 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport40 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport74 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield138 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 WYA from CAE?
The flight distance from Whyalla (WYA) to Columbia (CAE) is 10,223 miles (16,453 km, 8,884 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 31m 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 Whyalla and Columbia?
Columbia is 13.5 hours behind Whyalla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WYA to CAE?
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