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SAP to TAP: distance & flight time
San Pedro Sula (Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport) → Tapachula (Tapachula International Airport)
300 mi
483 km · 261 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
300 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- SAP — Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · San Pedro Sula, Honduras
- TAP — Tapachula International Airport · Tapachula, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAP
- TEA · Tela Airport37 mi away
- PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport48 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport74 mi away
- XPL · Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base77 mi away
Near TAP
- RER · Retalhuleu Airport49 mi away
- AAZ · Quezaltenango Airport58 mi away
- AQB · Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport83 mi away
- GSJ · San José Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAP from TAP?
The flight distance from San Pedro Sula (SAP) to Tapachula (TAP) is 300 miles (483 km, 261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAP to TAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 SAP to TAP?
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