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MER to BAB: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Marysville (Beale Air Force Base)
130 mi
209 km · 113 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
130 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
- BAB — Beale Air Force Base · Marysville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Near BAB
- MYV · Yuba County Airport8 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield32 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport32 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from BAB?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Marysville (BAB) is 130 miles (209 km, 113 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to BAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 MER to BAB?
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