Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH), Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,771 miles (or 9,288 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Huahine – Fare Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Huahine – Fare Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAE / KCAE | 
| Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | 
| Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W | 
| Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CAE | 
| More Information: | CAE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUH / NTTH | 
| Airport Name: | Huahine – Fare Airport | 
| Location: | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°41'13"S by 151°1'18"W | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HUH | 
| More Information: | HUH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport is the main commercial airport for Columbia and the Midlands region of South Carolina.
- In November 1982, Piedmont Airlines returned to Columbia with flights to Charlotte and later Newark.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
Facts about Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH):
- The furthest airport from Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Huahine – Fare Airport (meaning Huahine – Fare Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
- The closest airport to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) is Bora Bora Airport (BOB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of HUH.
- Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) currently has only 1 runway.




