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PPN to ACA: distance & flight time
Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport) → Acapulco (General Juan N Alvarez International Airport)
1,857 mi
2,988 km · 1,613 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,857 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PPN — Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayan, Colombia
- ACA — General Juan N Alvarez International Airport · Acapulco, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PPN
- PTX · Pitalito Airport55 mi away
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport77 mi away
- PSO · Antonio Narino Airport87 mi away
- GPI · Juan Casiano Airport89 mi away
Near ACA
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport127 mi away
- CVJ · General Mariano Matamoros Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPN from ACA?
The flight distance from Popayan (PPN) to Acapulco (ACA) is 1,857 miles (2,988 km, 1,613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPN to ACA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m 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 time difference between Popayan and Acapulco?
Acapulco is 1 hour behind Popayan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PPN to ACA?
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