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CRC to ELB: distance & flight time
Cartago (Santa Ana Airport) → El Banco (Las Flores Airport)
326 mi
524 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
326 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CRC — Santa Ana Airport · Cartago, Colombia
- ELB — Las Flores Airport · El Banco, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CRC
- PEI · Matecaña International Airport15 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport25 mi away
- MZL · La Nubia Airport39 mi away
- ULQ · Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport50 mi away
Near ELB
- MGN · Baracoa Airport62 mi away
- OCV · Aguas Claras Airport66 mi away
- CZU · Las Brujas Airport92 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport108 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRC from ELB?
The flight distance from Cartago (CRC) to El Banco (ELB) is 326 miles (524 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRC to ELB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 CRC to ELB?
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