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PVU to MXL: distance & flight time
Provo (Provo Municipal Airport) → Mexicali (General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport)
559 mi
900 km · 486 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
559 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PVU — Provo Municipal Airport · Provo, United States
- MXL — General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport · Mexicali, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PVU
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport42 mi away
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base64 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field66 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport69 mi away
Near MXL
- CXL · Calexico International Airport16 mi away
- IPL · Imperial County Airport24 mi away
- NJK · El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)29 mi away
- YUM · Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PVU from MXL?
The flight distance from Provo (PVU) to Mexicali (MXL) is 559 miles (900 km, 486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVU to MXL?
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 PVU to MXL?
Nonstop service on PVU–MXL 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 Provo and Mexicali?
Mexicali is 1 hour behind Provo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVU to MXL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PVU–MXL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PVU to MXL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PVU–MXL 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.