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MER to VIS: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Visalia (Visalia Municipal Airport)
98 mi
158 km · 85 nm
43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
98 miles nonstop takes roughly 43m 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
- VIS — Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia, 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 VIS
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport36 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport61 mi away
- BFL · Meadows Field64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from VIS?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Visalia (VIS) is 98 miles (158 km, 85 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to VIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 43m 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 VIS?
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