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MHR to CLD: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
437 mi
703 km · 380 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
437 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento, 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.
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Near MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 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 MHR from CLD?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MHR) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 437 miles (703 km, 380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHR to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 MHR to CLD?
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