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BCA to ARE: distance & flight time
Baracoa Playa (Gustavo Rizo Airport) → Arecibo (Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport)
527 mi
848 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BCA — Gustavo Rizo Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
- ARE — Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport · Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BCA
- MOA · Orestes Acosta Airport34 mi away
- GAO · Mariana Grajales Airport46 mi away
- NBW · Leeward Point Field55 mi away
- IGA · Inagua Airport69 mi away
Near ARE
- BQN · Rafael Hernandez Airport30 mi away
- PSE · Mercedita Airport31 mi away
- MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport34 mi away
- SIG · Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BCA from ARE?
The flight distance from Baracoa Playa (BCA) to Arecibo (ARE) is 527 miles (848 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BCA to ARE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 BCA to ARE?
Nonstop service on BCA–ARE 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 1h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BCA to ARE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BCA–ARE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BCA to ARE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BCA–ARE 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.