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FEL to SDM: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
6,006 mi
9,665 km · 5,219 nm
12h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,006 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 mi away
Near SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is FEL from SDM?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to San Diego (SDM) is 6,006 miles (9,665 km, 5,219 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 15m 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 time difference between Fuerstenfeldbruck and San Diego?
San Diego is 9 hours behind Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to SDM?
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