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NFL to MER: distance & flight time
Fallon (Fallon Naval Air Station) → Merced (Castle Airport)
173 mi
279 km · 151 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
173 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- NFL — Fallon Naval Air Station · Fallon, United States
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NFL
- LOL · Derby Field45 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport57 mi away
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport77 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport78 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is NFL from MER?
The flight distance from Fallon (NFL) to Merced (MER) is 173 miles (279 km, 151 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NFL to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 NFL to MER?
Nonstop service on NFL–MER 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 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NFL to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NFL–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NFL to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NFL–MER 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.