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GIR to MEC: distance & flight time
Girardot (Santiago Vila Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GIR — Santiago Vila Airport · Girardot, Colombia
- MEC — Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GIR
- IBE · Perales Airport25 mi away
- BOG · El Dorado International Airport54 mi away
- MQU · Mariquita Airport65 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport68 mi away
Near MEC
- PVO · Reales Tamarindos Airport16 mi away
- SNC · General Ulpiano Paez Airport90 mi away
- GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport100 mi away
- LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GIR from MEC?
The flight distance from Girardot (GIR) to Manta (MEC) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GIR to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 GIR to MEC?
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