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MRD to RIH: distance & flight time
Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport) → Rio Hato (Scarlett Martinez International Airport)
613 mi
986 km · 533 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
613 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MRD — Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Merida, Venezuela
- RIH — Scarlett Martinez International Airport · Rio Hato, Panama
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 RIH
- CTD · Alonso Valderrama Airport33 mi away
- BLB · Panama Pacific International Airport52 mi away
- PAC · Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport57 mi away
- SYP · Ruben Cantu Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRD from RIH?
The flight distance from Merida (MRD) to Rio Hato (RIH) is 613 miles (986 km, 533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRD to RIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 RIH?
Nonstop service on MRD–RIH 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 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MRD to RIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MRD–RIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MRD to RIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MRD–RIH 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.