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FEL to SFO: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
5,859 mi
9,429 km · 5,091 nm
11h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,859 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 57m 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
- 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 FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 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 FEL from SFO?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 5,859 miles (9,429 km, 5,091 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 57m 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 Francisco?
San Francisco is 9 hours behind Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to SFO?
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