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CLD to NKX: distance & flight time
Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport) → Miramar (Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field)
20 mi
32 km · 17 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
20 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- NKX — Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · Miramar, 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 NKX
- SAN · San Diego International Airport10 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field10 mi away
- NZY · North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field12 mi away
- CLD · Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLD from NKX?
The flight distance from Carlsbad (CLD) to Miramar (NKX) is 20 miles (32 km, 17 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLD to NKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 NKX?
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