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VIG to PPN: distance & flight time
El Vigía (Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport) → Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport)
545 mi
877 km · 473 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
545 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VIG — Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport · El Vigía, Venezuela
- 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 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 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 VIG from PPN?
The flight distance from El Vigía (VIG) to Popayan (PPN) is 545 miles (877 km, 473 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIG to PPN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 VIG to PPN?
Nonstop service on VIG–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 1h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between El Vigía and Popayan?
Popayan is 1 hour behind El Vigía.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VIG to PPN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VIG–PPN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VIG to PPN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VIG–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.