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AUC to PVR: distance & flight time
Arauca (Santiago Perez Airport) → Puerto Vallarta (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
2,491 mi
4,009 km · 2,165 nm
5h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AUC — Santiago Perez Airport · Arauca, Colombia
- PVR — Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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 PVR
Frequently asked questions
How far is AUC from PVR?
The flight distance from Arauca (AUC) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) is 2,491 miles (4,009 km, 2,165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AUC to PVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AUC to PVR?
Nonstop service on AUC–PVR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 5h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Arauca and Puerto Vallarta?
Puerto Vallarta is 1 hour behind Arauca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AUC to PVR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AUC–PVR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AUC to PVR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AUC–PVR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.