Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GLZ to SQL: distance & flight time
Gilze-rijen (Gilze Rijen Air Base) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
5,506 mi
8,861 km · 4,784 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
See live GLZ→SQL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,506 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m 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
- GLZ — Gilze Rijen Air Base · Gilze-rijen, Netherlands
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GLZ
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol52 mi away
- EIN · Eindhoven Airport21 mi away
- OBL · Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield22 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base27 mi away
Near SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLZ from SQL?
The flight distance from Gilze-rijen (GLZ) to San Carlos (SQL) is 5,506 miles (8,861 km, 4,784 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLZ to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 16m 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 Gilze-rijen and San Carlos?
San Carlos is 9 hours behind Gilze-rijen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLZ to SQL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLZ–SQL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.