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ONO to MCE: distance & flight time
Ontario (Ontario Municipal Airport) → Merced (Merced Regional Macready Field)
500 mi
805 km · 435 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
500 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ONO — Ontario Municipal Airport · Ontario, 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 ONO
- BOI · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field50 mi away
- BKE · Baker City Municipal Airport69 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport75 mi away
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base88 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 ONO from MCE?
The flight distance from Ontario (ONO) to Merced (MCE) is 500 miles (805 km, 435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ONO to MCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 ONO to MCE?
Nonstop service on ONO–MCE 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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Ontario and Merced?
Merced is 1 hour behind Ontario.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ONO to MCE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ONO–MCE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ONO to MCE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ONO–MCE 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.