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MCH to CJA: distance & flight time
Machala (General Manuel Serrano Airport) → Cajamarca (Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport)
286 mi
460 km · 248 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
286 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- MCH — General Manuel Serrano Airport · Machala, Ecuador
- CJA — Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport · Cajamarca, Peru
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CJA
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCH from CJA?
The flight distance from Machala (MCH) to Cajamarca (CJA) is 286 miles (460 km, 248 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCH to CJA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 MCH to CJA?
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