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MRD to SOM: distance & flight time
Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport) → San Tome (San Tomé Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 417 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SOM — San Tomé Airport · San Tome, Venezuela
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 SOM
- AAO · Anaco Airport40 mi away
- CBL · Aeropuerto "General Tomas de Heres". Ciudad Bolivar71 mi away
- MUN · Maturín Airport88 mi away
- BLA · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRD from SOM?
The flight distance from Merida (MRD) to San Tome (SOM) is 479 miles (771 km, 417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRD to SOM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 MRD to SOM?
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