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TQS to MRD: distance & flight time
Tres Esquinas (Tres Esquinas Air Base) → Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport)
610 mi
981 km · 530 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
610 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TQS — Tres Esquinas Air Base · Tres Esquinas, Colombia
- MRD — Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Merida, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TQS
- FLA · Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport63 mi away
- LQM · Caucaya Airport72 mi away
- PUU · Tres De Mayo Airport89 mi away
- VGZ · Villa Garzón Airport96 mi away
Near MRD
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport35 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport54 mi away
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport60 mi away
- BNS · Barinas Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TQS from MRD?
The flight distance from Tres Esquinas (TQS) to Merida (MRD) is 610 miles (981 km, 530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TQS to MRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 TQS to MRD?
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