Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CLD to MLC: distance & flight time
Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport) → Mcalester (Mc Alester Regional Airport)
1,235 mi
1,987 km · 1,073 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
See live CLD→MLC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,235 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
- MLC — Mc Alester Regional Airport · Mcalester, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 MLC
- ADT · Ada Regional Airport51 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport55 mi away
- ADM · Ardmore Municipal Airport81 mi away
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLD from MLC?
The flight distance from Carlsbad (CLD) to Mcalester (MLC) is 1,235 miles (1,987 km, 1,073 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLD to MLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 Carlsbad and Mcalester?
Mcalester is 2 hours ahead of Carlsbad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLD to MLC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CLD–MLC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.