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FBR to MER: distance & flight time
Fort Bridger (Fort Bridger Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
609 mi
980 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
609 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- FBR — Fort Bridger Airport · Fort Bridger, United States
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FBR
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field34 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport71 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport80 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport81 mi away
Near MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FBR from MER?
The flight distance from Fort Bridger (FBR) to Merced (MER) is 609 miles (980 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FBR to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 FBR to MER?
Nonstop service on FBR–MER 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 1h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Bridger and Merced?
Merced is 1 hour behind Fort Bridger.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FBR to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FBR–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FBR to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FBR–MER 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.