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MER to YCG: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
836 mi
1,346 km · 727 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
836 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from YCG?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Castlegar (YCG) is 836 miles (1,346 km, 727 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 YCG?
Nonstop service on MER–YCG 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 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MER to YCG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MER–YCG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MER to YCG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MER–YCG 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.