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PTY to MRD: distance & flight time
Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) → Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport)
562 mi
905 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PTY — Tocumen International Airport · Panama City, Panama
- MRD — Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Merida, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near PTY
Near MRD
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport35 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport54 mi away
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport60 mi away
- BNS · Barinas Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTY from MRD?
The flight distance from Panama City (PTY) to Merida (MRD) is 562 miles (905 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTY to MRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 PTY to MRD?
Nonstop service on PTY–MRD 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Panama City and Merida?
Merida is 1 hour ahead of Panama City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PTY to MRD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PTY–MRD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PTY to MRD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PTY–MRD 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.