Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RCH to MLN: distance & flight time
Rio Hacha (Almirante Padilla Airport) → Melilla (Melilla Airport)
4,635 mi
7,459 km · 4,028 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live RCH→MLN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,635 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCH — Almirante Padilla Airport · Rio Hacha, Colombia
- MLN — Melilla Airport · Melilla, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RCH
- MCJ · Jorge Isaac Airport36 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport79 mi away
- SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport93 mi away
- MAR · La Chinita International Airport105 mi away
Near MLN
- NDR · Nador International Airport21 mi away
- AHU · Cherif Al Idrissi Airport50 mi away
- OUD · Angads Airport68 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCH from MLN?
The flight distance from Rio Hacha (RCH) to Melilla (MLN) is 4,635 miles (7,459 km, 4,028 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCH to MLN?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m 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 time difference between Rio Hacha and Melilla?
Melilla is 7 hours ahead of Rio Hacha.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCH to MLN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RCH–MLN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.