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ELG to LZC: distance & flight time
El Golea (El Golea Airport) → Lazard Cardenas (Lázaro Cárdenas Airport)
6,440 mi
10,364 km · 5,596 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,440 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELG — El Golea Airport · El Golea, Algeria
- LZC — Lázaro Cárdenas Airport · Lazard Cardenas, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELG
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport137 mi away
Near LZC
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport57 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport125 mi away
- ZMM · Zamora Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELG from LZC?
The flight distance from El Golea (ELG) to Lazard Cardenas (LZC) is 6,440 miles (10,364 km, 5,596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELG to LZC?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ELG to LZC?
Nonstop service on ELG–LZC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between El Golea and Lazard Cardenas?
Lazard Cardenas is 7 hours behind El Golea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELG to LZC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ELG–LZC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ELG to LZC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ELG–LZC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.