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BNG to MER: distance & flight time
Banning (Banning Municipal Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
317 mi
510 km · 276 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
317 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, United States
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 mi away
Near MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BNG from MER?
The flight distance from Banning (BNG) to Merced (MER) is 317 miles (510 km, 276 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNG to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 BNG to MER?
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