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NLC to SFO: distance & flight time
Lemoore (Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
161 mi
258 km · 140 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
161 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m 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
- NLC — Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore, 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 NLC
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport33 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport46 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport59 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 NLC from SFO?
The flight distance from Lemoore (NLC) to San Francisco (SFO) is 161 miles (258 km, 140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NLC to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 NLC to SFO?
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