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MER to RAL: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
295 mi
474 km · 256 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
295 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from RAL?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Riverside (RAL) is 295 miles (474 km, 256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 RAL?
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