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GLF to PUZ: distance & flight time
Golfito (Golfito Airport) → Puerto Cabezas (Puerto Cabezas Airport)
373 mi
600 km · 324 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
373 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GLF — Golfito Airport · Golfito, Costa Rica
- PUZ — Puerto Cabezas Airport · Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GLF
- PJM · Puerto Jimenez Airport12 mi away
- OTR · Coto 47 Airport15 mi away
- TOO · San Vito De Java Airport19 mi away
- PMZ · Palmar Sur Airport28 mi away
Near PUZ
- WSP · Waspam Airport62 mi away
- RFS · Rosita Airport69 mi away
- BZA · San Pedro Airport82 mi away
- PEU · Puerto Lempira Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLF from PUZ?
The flight distance from Golfito (GLF) to Puerto Cabezas (PUZ) is 373 miles (600 km, 324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLF to PUZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 GLF to PUZ?
Nonstop service on GLF–PUZ 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLF to PUZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLF–PUZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GLF to PUZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GLF–PUZ 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.