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MER to PIH: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Pocatello (Pocatello Regional Airport)
568 mi
914 km · 494 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
568 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m 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
- PIH — Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello, 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 PIH
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport49 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport65 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport86 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from PIH?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Pocatello (PIH) is 568 miles (914 km, 494 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to PIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 PIH?
Nonstop service on MER–PIH 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 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Merced and Pocatello?
Pocatello is 1 hour ahead of Merced.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MER to PIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MER–PIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MER to PIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MER–PIH 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.