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MER to YBE: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Uranium City (Uranium City Airport)
1,624 mi
2,613 km · 1,411 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,624 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YBE — Uranium City Airport · Uranium City, Canada
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 YBE
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport48 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport95 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport108 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from YBE?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Uranium City (YBE) is 1,624 miles (2,613 km, 1,411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to YBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 YBE?
Nonstop service on MER–YBE 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 3h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Merced and Uranium City?
Uranium City is 1 hour ahead of Merced.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MER to YBE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MER–YBE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MER to YBE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MER–YBE 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.