Route profile

Mcallen (MFE) → San Luis Potosi (SLP)

A reference for the Mc Allen Miller International Airport to Ponciano Arriaga International Airport route. You'll find the operators on file, the great-circle geometry, the connecting options if no nonstop fits your dates, and a short profile of each endpoint airport.

514 kmGreat-circle distance
320 miIn miles
1h 21mApprox. block time
1Operators on file

The flight from Mcallen (MFE) to San Luis Potosi (SLP) covers a great-circle distance of roughly 514 km (320 miles). Aircraft leave Mc Allen Miller International Airport on an initial southwest heading. As international sectors go, this one sits in the medium-haul bracket: long enough that most carriers run it as its own dedicated rotation, but short enough to fit inside a single crew duty period.

Aeromar is the only carrier filing a scheduled MFE to SLP service in the dataset. Single-operator routes like this usually reflect a focus-city or hub-spoke relationship, or a market that's big enough to support one dedicated daily but not big enough to attract a second entrant yet.

Operators on the MFE → SLP direction

Carriers with at least one scheduled rotation on this sector in the OpenFlights dataset, ranked by the number of code-shared filings.

IATAAirlineCountryCallsign
VW Aeromar Mexico TRANS-AEROMAR

A medium-haul sector of this length is an operational sweet spot. Block time lands near 1h 21m, well inside a single crew duty for most carriers, and modern narrow-bodies (A320neo, 737 MAX, A321) can fly it without payload restrictions. Premium-cabin product on this kind of sector is usually a recliner seat rather than a fully flat bed.

If a nonstop doesn't match your dates, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), and Mexico City (MEX) show up on both ends of the network and make the most natural connecting points. The connecting-hubs grid below extends that list to the eight strongest options, ranked by each airport's overall departure activity. That ranking is a fast proxy for how many onward flights a single stop is likely to feed.

Connecting hubs

Airports that already appear on both ends of this network. They're the natural one-stop options when no nonstop matches your dates, ranked by overall departure activity.

This is an international sector between United States and Mexico. Build in time for passport validity, possible visa requirements, and the time-zone gap between Mcallen and San Luis Potosi. International itineraries are quoted in local time at each end, so a "midnight" departure in Mcallen typically lands the next morning in San Luis Potosi. Customs clearance happens on first arrival in the destination country.

On the day of operation, the MFE to SLP direction lifts off heading southwest, then the great-circle track curves to compensate for the Earth's rotation. The return SLP to MFE sector heads northeast out of the gate, with 1 operators on file for the inbound side. Combine the two operator lists for a full picture of the city pair's competitive landscape.

Endpoints

Other routes from Mcallen (MFE)

Other destinations served from the same origin. Handy for combining trips or for finding an alternate first leg.

Other routes into San Luis Potosi (SLP)

Other origins that already file scheduled service into the destination airport.

Reading this route page

The operator list reflects scheduled-route filings in the OpenFlights dataset, not real-time availability. A carrier appearing here publishes a scheduled service on this sector. It isn't a live timetable, and the actual flight numbers, frequencies, and aircraft types shift season to season. For booking and current schedules, cross-reference the airline page above with the carrier's own website.

Distance here is the great-circle arc between the two airports' published coordinates. Real flight tracks wander off that line because of wind, ATC routings, oceanic crossings, and political airspace constraints. Block time is an estimate covering ground taxi, climb, cruise at typical jet speeds, and descent. Real block times shift with aircraft type, weather, and traffic, so treat the stat-strip number as a planning indicator rather than a published flight time.