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YSU to CAE: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,251 mi
2,014 km · 1,087 nm
3h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,251 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 11m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, 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 YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 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 YSU from CAE?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,251 miles (2,014 km, 1,087 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 11m 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 Summerside and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to CAE?
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