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TBP to MEC: distance & flight time
Tumbes (Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport) → Manta (Eloy Alfaro International Airport)
181 mi
292 km · 158 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
181 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- TBP — Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport · Tumbes, Peru
- MEC — Eloy Alfaro International Airport · Manta, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TBP
- ETR · Santa Rosa International Airport28 mi away
- MCH · General Manuel Serrano Airport35 mi away
- MRR · Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport65 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport76 mi away
Near MEC
- PVO · Reales Tamarindos Airport16 mi away
- SNC · General Ulpiano Paez Airport90 mi away
- GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport100 mi away
- LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TBP from MEC?
The flight distance from Tumbes (TBP) to Manta (MEC) is 181 miles (292 km, 158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TBP to MEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 TBP to MEC?
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