Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Cincinnati, Ohio, United States:
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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 Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), Cincinnati, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 401 miles (or 645 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 relatively short distance between Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Cincinnati Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LUK / KLUK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°6'11"N by 84°25'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Cincinnati, Ohio | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cincinnati | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 483 feet (147 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LUK | 
| More Information: | LUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- Passenger service is provided by five scheduled airlines, with commercial cargo service being handled by three scheduled airlines and numerous air freight operators.
- Since 2000 the airport has tried to recruit low-cost carriers, but has been unable to maintain those services.
- 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.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- 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 (CAE) has 2 runways.
- The airport was built in the 1940 as Lexington County Airport.
- In 1941 the airport came under formal military control and an immediate program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.
Facts about Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK):
- Because of Cincinnati Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 483 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati Municipal 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.
- It is bounded by US Route 50 to the west, US Route 52 and the Ohio River to the south, the Little Miami River to the east, and Ohio Route 125 to the north.
- Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) has 3 runways.
- Lunken Airport was supplanted by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after catastrophic flooding from the Ohio River.
- The furthest airport from Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Cincinnati Municipal Airport", another name for LUK is "Lunken Field".
- The closest airport to Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of LUK.




