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MAE to GCN: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport)
448 mi
721 km · 389 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
448 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, United States
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
Near GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAE from GCN?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Grand Canyon (GCN) is 448 miles (721 km, 389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to GCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 MAE to GCN?
Nonstop service on MAE–GCN 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAE to GCN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MAE–GCN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MAE to GCN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MAE–GCN 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.