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HAF to ACV: distance & flight time
Half Moon Bay (Half Moon Bay Airport) → Arcata CA (California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport)
254 mi
409 km · 221 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
254 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HAF — Half Moon Bay Airport · Half Moon Bay, United States
- ACV — California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport · Arcata CA, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HAF
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport14 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport21 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County21 mi away
Near ACV
- EKA · Murray Field12 mi away
- CEC · Jack Mc Namara Field Airport56 mi away
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport100 mi away
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HAF from ACV?
The flight distance from Half Moon Bay (HAF) to Arcata CA (ACV) is 254 miles (409 km, 221 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAF to ACV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 HAF to ACV?
Nonstop service on HAF–ACV 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 1h 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAF to ACV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HAF–ACV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HAF to ACV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HAF–ACV 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.