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GPL to PVA: distance & flight time
Guapiles (Guapiles Airport) → Providencia (El Embrujo Airport)
273 mi
439 km · 237 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
273 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- GPL — Guapiles Airport · Guapiles, Costa Rica
- PVA — El Embrujo Airport · Providencia, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GPL
- TTQ · Aerotortuguero Airport19 mi away
- SYQ · Tobias Bolanos International Airport29 mi away
- SJO · Juan Santamaria International Airport32 mi away
- BCL · Barra del Colorado Airport41 mi away
Near PVA
- ADZ · Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport58 mi away
- RNI · Corn Island141 mi away
- PUZ · Puerto Cabezas Airport144 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GPL from PVA?
The flight distance from Guapiles (GPL) to Providencia (PVA) is 273 miles (439 km, 237 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPL to PVA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 GPL to PVA?
Nonstop service on GPL–PVA 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 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Guapiles and Providencia?
Providencia is 1 hour ahead of Guapiles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GPL to PVA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GPL–PVA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GPL to PVA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GPL–PVA 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.