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TEA to PUZ: distance & flight time
Tela (Tela Airport) → Puerto Cabezas (Puerto Cabezas Airport)
298 mi
480 km · 259 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
298 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TEA — Tela Airport · Tela, Honduras
- PUZ — Puerto Cabezas Airport · Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TEA
- SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport37 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport41 mi away
- UII · Utila Airport46 mi away
- RTB · Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport73 mi away
Near PUZ
- WSP · Waspam Airport62 mi away
- RFS · Rosita Airport69 mi away
- BZA · San Pedro Airport82 mi away
- PEU · Puerto Lempira Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TEA from PUZ?
The flight distance from Tela (TEA) to Puerto Cabezas (PUZ) is 298 miles (480 km, 259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TEA to PUZ?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from TEA to PUZ?
Nonstop service on TEA–PUZ 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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TEA to PUZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TEA–PUZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TEA to PUZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TEA–PUZ 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.