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ESM to BOG: distance & flight time
Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport) → Bogota (El Dorado International Airport)
457 mi
736 km · 397 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
457 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ESM — General Rivadeneira Airport · Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- BOG — El Dorado International Airport · Bogota, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESM
- TCO · La Florida Airport84 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport116 mi away
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport133 mi away
- IPI · San Luis Airport135 mi away
Near BOG
- VVC · Vanguardia Airport52 mi away
- GIR · Santiago Vila Airport54 mi away
- API · Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base59 mi away
- MQU · Mariquita Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESM from BOG?
The flight distance from Esmeraldas (ESM) to Bogota (BOG) is 457 miles (736 km, 397 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESM to BOG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 ESM to BOG?
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