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AUC to MEC: distance & flight time
Arauca (Santiago Perez Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
881 mi
1,418 km · 766 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
881 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- AUC — Santiago Perez Airport · Arauca, Colombia
- MEC — Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AUC
- GDO · Guasdalito Airport12 mi away
- PTM · Palmarito Airport51 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport59 mi away
- RVE · Los Colonizadores Airport77 mi away
Near MEC
- PVO · Reales Tamarindos Airport16 mi away
- SNC · General Ulpiano Paez Airport90 mi away
- GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport100 mi away
- LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AUC from MEC?
The flight distance from Arauca (AUC) to Manta (MEC) is 881 miles (1,418 km, 766 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AUC to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 AUC to MEC?
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