CMH to PHL: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Columbus to Philadelphia?

The great-circle distance between John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is 652 km (405 mi, 352 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CMH to PHL?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 20m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. PHL is roughly east of CMH.

How is the CMH to PHL route written in code?

The pair is written CMH-PHL in IATA codes and KCMH-KPHL in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. John Glenn Columbus International Airport is CMH (KCMH), Philadelphia International Airport is PHL (KPHL).

Both ICAO codes start with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

PHL sits 779 ft (237 m) lower than CMH, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CMH to PHL

No carrier is listed as operating this pair in the open route dataset. It appears only as a codeshare, sold by AA, USon another airline's aircraft.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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