Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CTA to JAL: distance & flight time
Catania (Catania-Fontanarossa Airport) → Jalapa (El Lencero Airport)
6,519 mi
10,491 km · 5,665 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live CTA→JAL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,519 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTA — Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Catania, Italy
- JAL — El Lencero Airport · Jalapa, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CTA
- NSY · Sigonella Navy Air Base9 mi away
- CIY · Comiso Airport41 mi away
- REG · Reggio Calabria Airport53 mi away
- GZM · Xewkija Heliport109 mi away
Near JAL
- VER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport46 mi away
- TCN · Tehuacan Airport79 mi away
- PAZ · El Tajín National Airport89 mi away
- PBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTA from JAL?
The flight distance from Catania (CTA) to Jalapa (JAL) is 6,519 miles (10,491 km, 5,665 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTA to JAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 time difference between Catania and Jalapa?
Jalapa is 8 hours behind Catania.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTA to JAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTA–JAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.