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NLC to MCE: distance & flight time
Lemoore (Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport) → Merced (Merced Regional Macready Field)
73 mi
117 km · 63 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
73 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NLC — Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore, United States
- MCE — Merced Regional Macready Field · 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 NLC
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport33 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport46 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport59 mi away
Near MCE
- MER · Castle Airport7 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport30 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NLC from MCE?
The flight distance from Lemoore (NLC) to Merced (MCE) is 73 miles (117 km, 63 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NLC to MCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m 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 NLC to MCE?
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