Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
IPI to XMS: distance & flight time
Ipiales (San Luis Airport) → Macas (Coronel E Carvajal Airport)
221 mi
355 km · 192 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live IPI→XMS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
221 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- XMS — Coronel E Carvajal Airport · Macas, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 XMS
- PTZ · Rio Amazonas Airport55 mi away
- CUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport72 mi away
- ATF · Chachoán Airport81 mi away
- TNW · Jumandy Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IPI from XMS?
The flight distance from Ipiales (IPI) to Macas (XMS) is 221 miles (355 km, 192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IPI to XMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 XMS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IPI–XMS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.