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ELB to BGA: distance & flight time
El Banco (Las Flores Airport) → Bucaramanga (Palonegro Airport)
143 mi
230 km · 124 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
143 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m 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
- ELB — Las Flores Airport · El Banco, Colombia
- BGA — Palonegro Airport · Bucaramanga, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BGA
- EJA · Yariguíes Airport43 mi away
- SVZ · San Antonio Del Tachira Airport71 mi away
- CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport72 mi away
- SCI · Paramillo Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELB from BGA?
The flight distance from El Banco (ELB) to Bucaramanga (BGA) is 143 miles (230 km, 124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELB to BGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 ELB to BGA?
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