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MDH to ACA: distance & flight time
Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport) → Acapulco (General Juan N Alvarez International Airport)
1,586 mi
2,553 km · 1,379 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,586 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
- ACA — General Juan N Alvarez International Airport · Acapulco, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Near ACA
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport127 mi away
- CVJ · General Mariano Matamoros Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MDH from ACA?
The flight distance from Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) to Acapulco (ACA) is 1,586 miles (2,553 km, 1,379 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDH to ACA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 MDH to ACA?
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