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PIU to MEC: distance & flight time
Piura (Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
294 mi
474 km · 256 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
294 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PIU — Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport · Piura, Peru
- MEC — Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PIU
- TYL · Capitan Montes Airport62 mi away
- MRR · Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport74 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport115 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport120 mi away
Near MEC
- PVO · Reales Tamarindos Airport16 mi away
- SNC · General Ulpiano Paez Airport90 mi away
- GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport100 mi away
- LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PIU from MEC?
The flight distance from Piura (PIU) to Manta (MEC) is 294 miles (474 km, 256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIU to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 PIU to MEC?
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