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CLD to FAT: distance & flight time
Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport) → Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
287 mi
462 km · 250 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
287 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLD from FAT?
The flight distance from Carlsbad (CLD) to Fresno (FAT) is 287 miles (462 km, 250 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLD to FAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 CLD to FAT?
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