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ALE to SQL: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
1,170 mi
1,883 km · 1,016 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,170 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from SQL?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to San Carlos (SQL) is 1,170 miles (1,883 km, 1,016 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 cheapest way to fly from ALE to SQL?
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