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COE to MER: distance & flight time
Coeur d'Alene (Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyington Field) → Merced (Castle Airport)
743 mi
1,195 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
743 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m 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
- COE — Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyington Field · Coeur d'Alene, 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 COE
- SFF · Felts Field24 mi away
- GEG · Spokane International Airport35 mi away
- SKA · Fairchild Air Force Base40 mi away
- PUW · Pullman Moscow Regional Airport72 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 COE from MER?
The flight distance from Coeur d'Alene (COE) to Merced (MER) is 743 miles (1,195 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COE to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 COE to MER?
Nonstop service on COE–MER 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 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COE to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COE–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COE to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COE–MER 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.