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SAA to LZC: distance & flight time
SARATOGA (Shively Field) → Lazard Cardenas (Lázaro Cárdenas Airport)
1,643 mi
2,643 km · 1,427 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,643 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m 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
- SAA — Shively Field · SARATOGA, United States
- LZC — Lázaro Cárdenas Airport · Lazard Cardenas, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAA
- RWL · Rawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey Field32 mi away
- LAR · Laramie Regional Airport60 mi away
- SBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field64 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport70 mi away
Near LZC
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport57 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport125 mi away
- ZMM · Zamora Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAA from LZC?
The flight distance from SARATOGA (SAA) to Lazard Cardenas (LZC) is 1,643 miles (2,643 km, 1,427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAA to LZC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 SAA to LZC?
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