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LQM to MEC: distance & flight time
Puerto Leguízamo (Caucaya Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
412 mi
662 km · 358 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
412 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LQM — Caucaya Airport · Puerto Leguízamo, 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 LQM
- TPN · Tiputini Airport66 mi away
- TQS · Tres Esquinas Air Base72 mi away
- TPC · Tarapoa Airport108 mi away
- PUU · Tres De Mayo Airport129 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 LQM from MEC?
The flight distance from Puerto Leguízamo (LQM) to Manta (MEC) is 412 miles (662 km, 358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LQM to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 LQM to MEC?
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