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GRF to CLD: distance & flight time
Fort Lewis (Gray Army Air Field) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
1,003 mi
1,614 km · 872 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,003 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GRF — Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis, 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 GRF
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport29 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport13 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport17 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 GRF from CLD?
The flight distance from Fort Lewis (GRF) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 1,003 miles (1,614 km, 872 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRF to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 GRF to CLD?
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