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EED to CLD: distance & flight time
Needles (Needles Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
190 mi
305 km · 165 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
190 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, United States
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is EED from CLD?
The flight distance from Needles (EED) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 190 miles (305 km, 165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EED to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from EED to CLD?
Nonstop service on EED–CLD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EED to CLD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on EED–CLD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some EED to CLD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain EED–CLD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.