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DCU to SFO: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
1,976 mi
3,180 km · 1,717 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,976 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from SFO?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,976 miles (3,180 km, 1,717 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 DCU to SFO?
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