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PPN to MEC: distance & flight time
Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
366 mi
590 km · 318 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
366 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PPN — Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayan, Colombia
- MEC — Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador
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 MEC
- PVO · Reales Tamarindos Airport16 mi away
- SNC · General Ulpiano Paez Airport90 mi away
- GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport100 mi away
- LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPN from MEC?
The flight distance from Popayan (PPN) to Manta (MEC) is 366 miles (590 km, 318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPN to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 PPN to MEC?
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