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PPN to SMR: distance & flight time
Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport) → Santa Marta (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
621 mi
999 km · 539 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
621 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SMR — Simón Bolívar International Airport · Santa Marta, Colombia
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 SMR
- BAQ · Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport41 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport82 mi away
- RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport93 mi away
- CTG · Rafael Nuñez International Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPN from SMR?
The flight distance from Popayan (PPN) to Santa Marta (SMR) is 621 miles (999 km, 539 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPN to SMR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 SMR?
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