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APA to SAF: distance & flight time
Denver (Centennial Airport) → Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport)
281 mi
453 km · 245 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, United States
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Near SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APA from SAF?
The flight distance from Denver (APA) to Santa Fe (SAF) is 281 miles (453 km, 245 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APA to SAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 APA to SAF?
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