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ELB to MEX: distance & flight time
El Banco (Las Flores Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
1,824 mi
2,936 km · 1,585 nm
4h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,824 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELB — Las Flores Airport · El Banco, Colombia
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
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 MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELB from MEX?
The flight distance from El Banco (ELB) to Mexico City (MEX) is 1,824 miles (2,936 km, 1,585 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELB to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 3m 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 El Banco and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour behind El Banco.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELB to MEX?
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