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LAP to SDM: distance & flight time
La Paz (Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
712 mi
1,145 km · 618 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
712 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAP — Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · La Paz, Mexico
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal 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 LAP
- SJD · Los Cabos International Airport75 mi away
- CUA · Ciudad Constitución Airport104 mi away
- LMM · Valle del Fuerte International Airport137 mi away
- LTO · Loreto International Airport146 mi away
Near SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAP from SDM?
The flight distance from La Paz (LAP) to San Diego (SDM) is 712 miles (1,145 km, 618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAP to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 LAP to SDM?
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