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TPC to MCH: distance & flight time
Tarapoa (Tarapoa Airport) → Machala (General Manuel Serrano Airport)
331 mi
533 km · 288 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
331 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TPC — Tarapoa Airport · Tarapoa, Ecuador
- MCH — General Manuel Serrano Airport · Machala, Ecuador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TPC
- PUU · Tres De Mayo Airport45 mi away
- OCC · Francisco De Orellana Airport51 mi away
- TPN · Tiputini Airport72 mi away
- VGZ · Villa Garzón Airport78 mi away
Near MCH
- ETR · Santa Rosa International Airport12 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport35 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport65 mi away
- CUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TPC from MCH?
The flight distance from Tarapoa (TPC) to Machala (MCH) is 331 miles (533 km, 288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPC to MCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 TPC to MCH?
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