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NOT to SFO: distance & flight time
Novato (Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
38 mi
60 km · 33 nm
34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
38 miles nonstop takes roughly 34m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- NOT — Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field · Novato, 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 NOT
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport38 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport16 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station28 mi away
- STS · Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport29 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 NOT from SFO?
The flight distance from Novato (NOT) to San Francisco (SFO) is 38 miles (60 km, 33 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NOT to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 34m 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 NOT to SFO?
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