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SML to UPB: distance & flight time
Stella Maris (Stella Maris Airport) → Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport)
465 mi
749 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- SML — Stella Maris Airport · Stella Maris, Bahamas
- 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 SML
- RCY · Rum Cay Airport28 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport30 mi away
- GGT · Exuma International Airport39 mi away
- TBI · New Bight Airport52 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 SML from UPB?
The flight distance from Stella Maris (SML) to Baracoa Playa (UPB) is 465 miles (749 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SML to UPB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 SML to UPB?
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