Direct Flights from Miami to Columbus
Columbus · Ohio
Nonstop service from MIA to CMH on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
45 cities have a nonstop to Columbus, Miami among them.
How long to go to Columbus for, from Miami
2h 30m in the air, 993 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
About Columbus
Columbus is the capital of the American state of Ohio and is located centrally within the state as the core of the Greater Columbus area. Sited in an area where the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, Appalachia, and the Farm Belt meet, Columbus is a fusion of many different parts of America. It is the home of the Ohio State University. The combination of Ohio Government and the Ohio State University has fueled amazing growth both financially and physically in Columbus. It has created a business and research environment that has provided substantial employment opportunities to the diverse ethnic and local graduates of the Ohio State University, and other academic institutions in Columbus. The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), is projected to be one of the top 50 supercomputers in the world and among the top 10 supercomputing academic centers. It also ranked number 1 on About.com's list of the United States' Most Underrated Gay Cities.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Columbus
- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus.
- The Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 1878 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, it was the first art museum to register its charter with the state of Ohio.
- The Wexner Center for the Arts is the Ohio State University's "multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art."
- St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Columbus, Ohio in the United States that serves as the seat of the Diocese of Columbus.
- Chadwick Arboretum is a 62 acres (25 ha) arboretum on the Agriculture campus of Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
- Indianola Park was a trolley park that operated in Columbus, Ohio's University District from 1905 to 1937.
- Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio. It is open daily and an admission fee is charged.
- The Inniswood Metro Gardens, is a botanical garden and nature preserve located at 940 South Hempstead Road in Westerville, Ohio. It is open daily from 7 am until 7pm without an admission fee.
- The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is a research library of American cartoons and comic art affiliated with the Ohio State University library system in Columbus, Ohio.
- Olentangy Park was a trolley park, a type of amusement park, in Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio, operating from 1880 to 1937.
- Delaware State Park is a 1,686-acre (682 ha) public recreation area on U.S. Route 23 near the city of Delaware in Delaware County, Ohio, in the United States.
- McFerson Commons, originally Arena Park, is a 2.2-acre (0.9 ha) park in Columbus, Ohio's Arena District neighborhood.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Columbus weather, compared with Miami
23° cooler than Miami on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Columbus 37°F · Miami 77°F · 40° colder
- April
- Columbus 62°F · Miami 84°F · 22° colder
- July
- Columbus 84°F · Miami 91°F · 7° colder
- October
- Columbus 64°F · Miami 86°F · 22° colder
January bottoms out near 37°F — a real coat, not a layer. Columbus also swings harder through the year than Miami does — 47° between its coldest and warmest months against 14°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Columbus
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Columbus is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Columbus rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus Museum of Art, and Wexner Center for the Arts and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Miami to Columbus?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Miami (MIA) to Columbus (CMH) on American, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Miami to Columbus?
- American, Southwest fly nonstop between Miami (MIA) and Columbus (CMH).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Miami to Columbus?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Miami to Columbus.
- How far is Columbus from Miami?
- Columbus is about 993 miles from Miami by air.
- What is there to do in Columbus?
- Popular things to do include Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus Museum of Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, St. Joseph Cathedral (Columbus, Ohio), and more.
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