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ACA to TAM: distance & flight time
Acapulco (General Juan N Alvarez International Airport) → Tampico (General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport)
402 mi
647 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ACA — General Juan N Alvarez International Airport · Acapulco, Mexico
- TAM — General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport · Tampico, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ACA
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport127 mi away
- CVJ · General Mariano Matamoros Airport147 mi away
Near TAM
- TSL · Tamuin Airport63 mi away
- CVM · General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport119 mi away
- PAZ · El Tajín National Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACA from TAM?
The flight distance from Acapulco (ACA) to Tampico (TAM) is 402 miles (647 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACA to TAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACA to TAM?
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