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MEA to PLU: distance & flight time
Macaé (Macaé Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport)
222 mi
358 km · 193 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
222 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, Brazil
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 mi away
Near PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEA from PLU?
The flight distance from Macaé (MEA) to Belo Horizonte (PLU) is 222 miles (358 km, 193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEA to PLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 MEA to PLU?
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