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CDT to MCH: distance & flight time
Castellón de la Plana (Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport) → Machala (General Manuel Serrano Airport)
5,841 mi
9,401 km · 5,076 nm
11h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,841 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CDT — Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- MCH — General Manuel Serrano Airport · Machala, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDT
- VLC · Valencia Airport58 mi away
- TEV · Teruel Airport69 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base86 mi away
- BCN · Barcelona International Airport129 mi away
Near MCH
- ETR · Santa Rosa International Airport12 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport35 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport65 mi away
- CUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDT from MCH?
The flight distance from Castellón de la Plana (CDT) to Machala (MCH) is 5,841 miles (9,401 km, 5,076 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDT to MCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 55m 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 CDT to MCH?
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