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CLD to NUQ: distance & flight time
Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport) → Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield)
400 mi
644 km · 348 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
400 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, 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 NUQ
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLD from NUQ?
The flight distance from Carlsbad (CLD) to Mountain View (NUQ) is 400 miles (644 km, 348 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLD to NUQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 NUQ?
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