Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MER to WJF: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Lancaster (General WM J Fox Airfield)
225 mi
362 km · 195 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading southeast
See live MER→WJF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
225 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- WJF — General WM J Fox Airfield · Lancaster, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 WJF
- PMD · Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport11 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport56 mi away
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base22 mi away
- MHV · Mojave Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from WJF?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Lancaster (WJF) is 225 miles (362 km, 195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to WJF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 WJF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MER–WJF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.