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AVL to UPB: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport)
857 mi
1,379 km · 745 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
857 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- UPB — Playa Baracoa Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Near UPB
- HAV · José Martí International Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport46 mi away
- VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport73 mi away
- VRO · Kawama Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from UPB?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Baracoa Playa (UPB) is 857 miles (1,379 km, 745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to UPB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 AVL to UPB?
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