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YBR to MER: distance & flight time
Brandon (Brandon Municipal Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
1,338 mi
2,154 km · 1,163 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,338 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YBR — Brandon Municipal Airport · Brandon, Canada
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YBR
- YPG · Southport Airport75 mi away
- YDN · Dauphin Barker Airport82 mi away
- YWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport121 mi away
- MIB · Minot Air Force Base121 mi away
Near MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBR from MER?
The flight distance from Brandon (YBR) to Merced (MER) is 1,338 miles (2,154 km, 1,163 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBR to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 YBR to MER?
Nonstop service on YBR–MER 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 3h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brandon and Merced?
Merced is 2 hours behind Brandon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBR to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YBR–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YBR to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YBR–MER 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.