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IPI to MCH: distance & flight time
Ipiales (San Luis Airport) → Machala (General Manuel Serrano Airport)
326 mi
525 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
326 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- IPI — San Luis Airport · Ipiales, Colombia
- MCH — General Manuel Serrano Airport · Machala, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IPI
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport4 mi away
- PSO · Antonio Narino Airport45 mi away
- VGZ · Villa Garzón Airport74 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport83 mi away
Near MCH
- ETR · Santa Rosa International Airport12 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport35 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport65 mi away
- CUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IPI from MCH?
The flight distance from Ipiales (IPI) to Machala (MCH) is 326 miles (525 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IPI to MCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 IPI to MCH?
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