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CUB to ACA: distance & flight time
Columbia (Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport) → Acapulco (General Juan N Alvarez International Airport)
1,663 mi
2,677 km · 1,445 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,663 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m 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
- CUB — Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia, United States
- ACA — General Juan N Alvarez International Airport · Acapulco, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CUB
- CAE · Columbia Metropolitan Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base12 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base30 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field33 mi away
Near ACA
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport127 mi away
- CVJ · General Mariano Matamoros Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CUB from ACA?
The flight distance from Columbia (CUB) to Acapulco (ACA) is 1,663 miles (2,677 km, 1,445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CUB to ACA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 CUB to ACA?
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