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MEC to ULQ: distance & flight time
Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport) → Tulua (Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport)
464 mi
746 km · 403 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- MEC — Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador
- ULQ — Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport · Tulua, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEC
- PVO · Reales Tamarindos Airport16 mi away
- SNC · General Ulpiano Paez Airport90 mi away
- GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport100 mi away
- LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport143 mi away
Near ULQ
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport39 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport41 mi away
- CRC · Santa Ana Airport50 mi away
- BUN · Gerardo Tobar López Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEC from ULQ?
The flight distance from Manta (MEC) to Tulua (ULQ) is 464 miles (746 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEC to ULQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 MEC to ULQ?
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