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PRZ to MCE: distance & flight time
Prineville (Prineville Airport) → Merced (Merced Regional Macready Field)
484 mi
779 km · 421 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
484 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PRZ — Prineville Airport · Prineville, United States
- MCE — Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PRZ
- RDM · Roberts Field12 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport93 mi away
- BNO · Burns Municipal Airport108 mi away
- SLE · Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field112 mi away
Near MCE
- MER · Castle Airport7 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport30 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PRZ from MCE?
The flight distance from Prineville (PRZ) to Merced (MCE) is 484 miles (779 km, 421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRZ to MCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 PRZ to MCE?
Nonstop service on PRZ–MCE 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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRZ to MCE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PRZ–MCE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PRZ to MCE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PRZ–MCE 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.