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RSW to UPB: distance & flight time
Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International Airport) → Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport)
248 mi
398 km · 215 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
248 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RSW — Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers, United States
- UPB — Playa Baracoa Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RSW
- FMY · Page Field8 mi away
- IMM · Immokalee Regional Airport23 mi away
- APF · Naples Municipal Airport27 mi away
- PGD · Charlotte County Airport30 mi away
Near UPB
- HAV · José Martí International Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport46 mi away
- VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport73 mi away
- VRO · Kawama Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RSW from UPB?
The flight distance from Fort Myers (RSW) to Baracoa Playa (UPB) is 248 miles (398 km, 215 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RSW to UPB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 RSW to UPB?
Nonstop service on RSW–UPB 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 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RSW to UPB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RSW–UPB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RSW to UPB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RSW–UPB 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.