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KYE to SAN: distance & flight time
Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base) → San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
7,471 mi
12,023 km · 6,492 nm
15h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 7m 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
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
- SAN — San Diego International Airport · San Diego, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Near SAN
Frequently asked questions
How far is KYE from SAN?
The flight distance from Kleiat (KYE) to San Diego (SAN) is 7,471 miles (12,023 km, 6,492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KYE to SAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 7m 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 KYE to SAN?
Nonstop service on KYE–SAN 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 15h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kleiat and San Diego?
San Diego is 9 hours behind Kleiat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KYE to SAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KYE–SAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some KYE to SAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain KYE–SAN 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.