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Route

Columbia → Louisville

CAEColumbiaColumbia Metropolitan Airport
SDFLouisvilleLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Distance
390 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 15m

Same local time in Columbia and Louisville.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
2
busiest month · Nov
1
quietest month · Oct
1 hr 1 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 2Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

UPS Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Columbia. Most departures between 21:00 and 00:00.

  1. 00:00
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  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0Mon
  2. 1.4Tue
  3. 1.4Wed
  4. 1.1Thu
  5. 0.9Fri
  6. 1Sat
  7. 0.1Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 757-200B75258%
  2. Airbus A300-600A30621%
  3. Boeing 767-300B76315%
  4. McDonnell Douglas MD-11MD111%
  5. Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A1%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026132
  • UPS Airlines32×
February 2026123
  • UPS Airlines21×
March 2026122
  • UPS Airlines22×
April 2026123
  • UPS Airlines22×
May 2026120
  • UPS Airlines18×
June 2026117
  • UPS Airlines17×
July 2026126
  • UPS Airlines22×
August 2026119
  • UPS Airlines15×
September 2026120
  • UPS Airlines20×
October 2025126
  • UPS Airlines25×
November 2025232
  • UPS Airlines31×
December 2025139
  • UPS Airlines37×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on CAE-SDF - not a booking guarantee.

UPS Airlines

5X · UPS

Hub: SDF Louisville

154 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Columbia: 39.
  • Direct destinations observed from Louisville: 142.

The airports on this route

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia, United StatesCAE / KCAE

Regional airport · 39 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 8,602 ft

87 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

Louisville, United StatesSDF / KSDF

Regional airport · 142 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 11,886 ft

55 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

CLT SDFCharlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte is about 89 mi from Columbia.View route →GSP SDFGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville is about 91 mi from Columbia.View route →

About the route from Columbia to Louisville

The observed direct connection between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) covers approximately 390 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 15m. UPS Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Columbia from Louisville by air?
The great-circle distance between Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is approximately 390 mi.
How long is the flight from Columbia to Louisville?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 15m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Columbia to Louisville?
Yes, a direct connection between CAE and SDF has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: UPS Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Columbia to Louisville?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 299 observed flights. Mainly UPS Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Columbia and Louisville?
Same local time in Columbia and Louisville.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.