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MCE to ONT: distance & flight time
Merced (Merced Regional Macready Field) → Ontario (Ontario International Airport)
277 mi
445 km · 240 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
277 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MCE — Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced, United States
- ONT — Ontario International Airport · Ontario, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MCE
- MER · Castle Airport7 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport30 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field34 mi away
Near ONT
- CCB · Cable Airport6 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport6 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport47 mi away
- RAL · Riverside Municipal Airport11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCE from ONT?
The flight distance from Merced (MCE) to Ontario (ONT) is 277 miles (445 km, 240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCE to ONT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 MCE to ONT?
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