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YAC to CAE: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,340 mi
2,157 km · 1,165 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,340 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from CAE?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,340 miles (2,157 km, 1,165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 Cat Lake and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to CAE?
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