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CXH to SFO: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
808 mi
1,300 km · 702 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
808 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CXH — Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome · Vancouver, Canada
- 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 CXH
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport16 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport25 mi away
- YSE · Squamish Airport34 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 CXH from SFO?
The flight distance from Vancouver (CXH) to San Francisco (SFO) is 808 miles (1,300 km, 702 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CXH to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 CXH to SFO?
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