Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ESM to VIG: distance & flight time
Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport) → El Vigía (Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport)
761 mi
1,224 km · 661 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
See live ESM→VIG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
761 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESM — General Rivadeneira Airport · Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- VIG — Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport · El Vigía, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 VIG
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport30 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport35 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport49 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESM from VIG?
The flight distance from Esmeraldas (ESM) to El Vigía (VIG) is 761 miles (1,224 km, 661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESM to VIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 Esmeraldas and El Vigía?
El Vigía is 1 hour ahead of Esmeraldas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESM to VIG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESM–VIG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.