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PUF to FRC: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Franca (Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport)
5,329 mi
8,576 km · 4,631 nm
10h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,329 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 55m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- FRC — Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport · Franca, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 mi away
Near FRC
- RAO · Leite Lopes Airport45 mi away
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport69 mi away
- AAX · Romeu Zema Airport76 mi away
- BAT · Chafei Amsei Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PUF from FRC?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Franca (FRC) is 5,329 miles (8,576 km, 4,631 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to FRC?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 55m 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 PUF to FRC?
Nonstop service on PUF–FRC 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 10h 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pau and Franca?
Franca is 5 hours behind Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to FRC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PUF–FRC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PUF to FRC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PUF–FRC 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.