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TPC to PPN: distance & flight time
Tarapoa (Tarapoa Airport) → Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport)
179 mi
288 km · 156 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
179 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m 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
- TPC — Tarapoa Airport · Tarapoa, Ecuador
- PPN — Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayan, Colombia
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 PPN
- PTX · Pitalito Airport55 mi away
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport77 mi away
- PSO · Antonio Narino Airport87 mi away
- GPI · Juan Casiano Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TPC from PPN?
The flight distance from Tarapoa (TPC) to Popayan (PPN) is 179 miles (288 km, 156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPC to PPN?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 TPC to PPN?
Nonstop service on TPC–PPN 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 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TPC to PPN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TPC–PPN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TPC to PPN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TPC–PPN 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.