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MRD to CLO: distance & flight time
Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport) → Cali (Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport)
500 mi
804 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
500 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MRD — Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Merida, Venezuela
- CLO — Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport · Cali, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MRD
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport35 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport54 mi away
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport60 mi away
- BNS · Barinas Airport65 mi away
Near CLO
- ULQ · Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport39 mi away
- BUN · Gerardo Tobar López Airport46 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport76 mi away
- PPN · Guillermo León Valencia Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRD from CLO?
The flight distance from Merida (MRD) to Cali (CLO) is 500 miles (804 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRD to CLO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 MRD to CLO?
Nonstop service on MRD–CLO 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 1h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Merida and Cali?
Cali is 1 hour behind Merida.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MRD to CLO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MRD–CLO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MRD to CLO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MRD–CLO 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.