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MER to MUO: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Mountain Home (Mountain Home Air Force Base)
463 mi
745 km · 402 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
463 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
- MUO — Mountain Home Air Force Base · Mountain Home, 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 MUO
- BOI · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field40 mi away
- TWF · Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport80 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport85 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from MUO?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Mountain Home (MUO) is 463 miles (745 km, 402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to MUO?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from MER to MUO?
Nonstop service on MER–MUO 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 1h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Merced and Mountain Home?
Mountain Home is 1 hour ahead of Merced.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MER to MUO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MER–MUO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MER to MUO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MER–MUO 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.