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BTL to SFO: distance & flight time
Battle Creek (W K Kellogg Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
1,976 mi
3,181 km · 1,717 nm
4h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,976 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 21m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BTL — W K Kellogg Airport · Battle Creek, United States
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTL
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport16 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field41 mi away
- GRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport42 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport47 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTL from SFO?
The flight distance from Battle Creek (BTL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,976 miles (3,181 km, 1,717 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTL to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 21m 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 BTL to SFO?
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