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MCH to VUP: distance & flight time
Machala (General Manuel Serrano Airport) → Valledupar (Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport)
1,053 mi
1,695 km · 915 nm
2h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,053 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 45m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- VUP — Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Valledupar, Colombia
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 VUP
- MCJ · Jorge Isaac Airport75 mi away
- RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport79 mi away
- SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport82 mi away
- MAR · La Chinita International Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCH from VUP?
The flight distance from Machala (MCH) to Valledupar (VUP) is 1,053 miles (1,695 km, 915 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCH to VUP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 45m 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 VUP?
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