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POS to RIH: distance & flight time
Port-of-spain (Piarco International Airport) → Rio Hato (Scarlett Martinez International Airport)
1,289 mi
2,075 km · 1,121 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,289 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- POS — Piarco International Airport · Port-of-spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- 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 POS
- TAB · Tobago-Crown Point Airport51 mi away
- GUI · Guiria Airport66 mi away
- GND · Point Salines International Airport102 mi away
- TUV · Tucupita Airport116 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 POS from RIH?
The flight distance from Port-of-spain (POS) to Rio Hato (RIH) is 1,289 miles (2,075 km, 1,121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POS to RIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 POS to RIH?
Nonstop service on POS–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 3h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POS to RIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POS–RIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POS to RIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POS–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.