Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
INS to CLD: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
256 mi
412 km · 222 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live INS→CLD fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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.
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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from CLD?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 256 miles (412 km, 222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to CLD?
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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from INS to CLD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on INS–CLD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.