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PLP to ELB: distance & flight time
La Palma (Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport) → El Banco (Las Flores Airport)
288 mi
463 km · 250 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
288 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ELB — Las Flores Airport · El Banco, Colombia
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 ELB
- MGN · Baracoa Airport62 mi away
- OCV · Aguas Claras Airport66 mi away
- CZU · Las Brujas Airport92 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport108 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLP from ELB?
The flight distance from La Palma (PLP) to El Banco (ELB) is 288 miles (463 km, 250 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLP to ELB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 ELB?
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