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MAE to SFO: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
132 mi
212 km · 115 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
132 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, United States
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAE from SFO?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to San Francisco (SFO) is 132 miles (212 km, 115 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 MAE to SFO?
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