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VIG to MRD: distance & flight time
El Vigía (Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport) → Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport)
35 mi
56 km · 30 nm
34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
35 miles nonstop takes roughly 34m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- VIG — Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport · El Vigía, Venezuela
- 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 VIG
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport30 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport35 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport49 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport66 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 VIG from MRD?
The flight distance from El Vigía (VIG) to Merida (MRD) is 35 miles (56 km, 30 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIG to MRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 34m 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 VIG to MRD?
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