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OCC to ZHI: distance & flight time
Coca (Francisco De Orellana Airport) → Grenchen (Grenchen Airport)
5,979 mi
9,623 km · 5,196 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,979 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OCC — Francisco De Orellana Airport · Coca, Ecuador
- ZHI — Grenchen Airport · Grenchen, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OCC
- TPC · Tarapoa Airport51 mi away
- TNW · Jumandy Airport58 mi away
- PUU · Tres De Mayo Airport75 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport97 mi away
Near ZHI
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport19 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport29 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OCC from ZHI?
The flight distance from Coca (OCC) to Grenchen (ZHI) is 5,979 miles (9,623 km, 5,196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OCC to ZHI?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 OCC to ZHI?
Nonstop service on OCC–ZHI 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 12h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Coca and Grenchen?
Grenchen is 7 hours ahead of Coca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OCC to ZHI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OCC–ZHI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OCC to ZHI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OCC–ZHI 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.