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NUQ to SFO: distance & flight time
Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
23 mi
37 km · 20 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
23 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m 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
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, 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 NUQ
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 NUQ from SFO?
The flight distance from Mountain View (NUQ) to San Francisco (SFO) is 23 miles (37 km, 20 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUQ to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m 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 NUQ to SFO?
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