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ESM to ELB: distance & flight time
Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport) → El Banco (Las Flores Airport)
680 mi
1,094 km · 590 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
680 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- ELB — Las Flores Airport · El Banco, 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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESM from ELB?
The flight distance from Esmeraldas (ESM) to El Banco (ELB) is 680 miles (1,094 km, 590 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESM to ELB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 ELB?
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