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YCR to MER: distance & flight time
Cross Lake (Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
1,603 mi
2,580 km · 1,393 nm
3h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,603 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 37m 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
- YCR — Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport · Cross Lake, 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 YCR
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport13 mi away
- YNE · Norway House Airport45 mi away
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport49 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport72 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 YCR from MER?
The flight distance from Cross Lake (YCR) to Merced (MER) is 1,603 miles (2,580 km, 1,393 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCR to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 37m 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 YCR to MER?
Nonstop service on YCR–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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cross Lake and Merced?
Merced is 2 hours behind Cross Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCR to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YCR–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YCR to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YCR–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.