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PLP to CTM: distance & flight time
La Palma (Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport) → Chetumal (Chetumal International Airport)
977 mi
1,572 km · 849 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
977 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m 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
- PLP — Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport · La Palma, Panama
- CTM — Chetumal International Airport · Chetumal, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PLP
- PUE · Puerto Obaldia Airport53 mi away
- CPB · Capurganá Airport56 mi away
- ACD · Alcides Fernández Airport58 mi away
- JQE · Jaqué Airport61 mi away
Near CTM
- SPR · San Pedro Airport47 mi away
- BZE · Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport67 mi away
- CZA · Chichen Itza International Airport148 mi away
- FRS · Mundo Maya International Airport150 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLP from CTM?
The flight distance from La Palma (PLP) to Chetumal (CTM) is 977 miles (1,572 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLP to CTM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 PLP to CTM?
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