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ALN to ACA: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Acapulco (General Juan N Alvarez International Airport)
1,638 mi
2,636 km · 1,423 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,638 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- ACA — General Juan N Alvarez International Airport · Acapulco, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near ACA
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport127 mi away
- CVJ · General Mariano Matamoros Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from ACA?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Acapulco (ACA) is 1,638 miles (2,636 km, 1,423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to ACA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 ALN to ACA?
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