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OTU to ESM: distance & flight time
Otu (Otu Airport) → Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport)
537 mi
864 km · 466 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
537 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m 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
- OTU — Otu Airport · Otu, Colombia
- ESM — General Rivadeneira Airport · Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OTU
- EBG · El Bagre Airport41 mi away
- EJA · Yariguíes Airport62 mi away
- CAQ · Juan H White Airport74 mi away
- MDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport76 mi away
Near ESM
- TCO · La Florida Airport84 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport116 mi away
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport133 mi away
- IPI · San Luis Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTU from ESM?
The flight distance from Otu (OTU) to Esmeraldas (ESM) is 537 miles (864 km, 466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTU to ESM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 OTU to ESM?
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