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BUN to MEC: distance & flight time
Buenaventura (Gerardo Tobar López Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
416 mi
670 km · 362 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
416 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m 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
- BUN — Gerardo Tobar López Airport · Buenaventura, 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 BUN
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport46 mi away
- ULQ · Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport55 mi away
- COG · Mandinga Airport90 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport95 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 BUN from MEC?
The flight distance from Buenaventura (BUN) to Manta (MEC) is 416 miles (670 km, 362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUN to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 BUN to MEC?
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