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AIA to CLD: distance & flight time
Alliance (Alliance Municipal Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
1,002 mi
1,612 km · 871 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,002 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- AIA — Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance, United States
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AIA
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport43 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field66 mi away
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport102 mi away
Near CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AIA from CLD?
The flight distance from Alliance (AIA) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 1,002 miles (1,612 km, 871 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AIA to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 time difference between Alliance and Carlsbad?
Carlsbad is 1 hour behind Alliance.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AIA to CLD?
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