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RCU to MDZ: distance & flight time
Rio Cuarto (Area De Material Airport) → Mendoza (El Plumerillo Airport)
263 mi
424 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
263 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RCU — Area De Material Airport · Rio Cuarto, Argentina
- MDZ — El Plumerillo Airport · Mendoza, Argentina
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RCU
- VME · Villa Reynolds Airport79 mi away
- VDR · Villa Dolores Airport94 mi away
- COR · Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella Airport122 mi away
- LUQ · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport122 mi away
Near MDZ
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCU from MDZ?
The flight distance from Rio Cuarto (RCU) to Mendoza (MDZ) is 263 miles (424 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCU to MDZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 cheapest way to fly from RCU to MDZ?
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