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ULQ to RCH: distance & flight time
Tulua (Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport) → Rio Hacha (Almirante Padilla Airport)
562 mi
904 km · 488 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- ULQ — Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport · Tulua, Colombia
- RCH — Almirante Padilla Airport · Rio Hacha, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ULQ
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport39 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport41 mi away
- CRC · Santa Ana Airport50 mi away
- BUN · Gerardo Tobar López Airport55 mi away
Near RCH
- MCJ · Jorge Isaac Airport36 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport79 mi away
- SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport93 mi away
- MAR · La Chinita International Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ULQ from RCH?
The flight distance from Tulua (ULQ) to Rio Hacha (RCH) is 562 miles (904 km, 488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ULQ to RCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 ULQ to RCH?
Nonstop service on ULQ–RCH 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ULQ to RCH?
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Why are some ULQ to RCH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ULQ–RCH 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.