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MER to BBC: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport)
1,536 mi
2,473 km · 1,335 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,536 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from BBC?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Bay City (BBC) is 1,536 miles (2,473 km, 1,335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to BBC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MER to BBC?
Nonstop service on MER–BBC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MER to BBC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MER–BBC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MER to BBC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MER–BBC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.