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PMZ to RIH: distance & flight time
Palmar Sur (Palmar Sur Airport) → Rio Hato (Scarlett Martinez International Airport)
232 mi
373 km · 201 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
232 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m 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
- PMZ — Palmar Sur Airport · Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
- RIH — Scarlett Martinez International Airport · Rio Hato, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PMZ
- BAI · Buenos Aires Airport17 mi away
- DRK · Drake Bay Airport20 mi away
- GLF · Golfito Airport28 mi away
- PJM · Puerto Jimenez Airport31 mi away
Near RIH
- CTD · Alonso Valderrama Airport33 mi away
- BLB · Panama Pacific International Airport52 mi away
- PAC · Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport57 mi away
- SYP · Ruben Cantu Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMZ from RIH?
The flight distance from Palmar Sur (PMZ) to Rio Hato (RIH) is 232 miles (373 km, 201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMZ to RIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 PMZ to RIH?
Nonstop service on PMZ–RIH 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 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PMZ to RIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PMZ–RIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PMZ to RIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PMZ–RIH 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.