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PNL to SFO: distance & flight time
Pantelleria (Pantelleria Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
6,525 mi
10,501 km · 5,670 nm
13h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,525 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PNL — Pantelleria Airport · Pantelleria, Italy
- 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 PNL
- TPS · Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi81 mi away
- TUN · Tunis Carthage International Airport96 mi away
- LMP · Lampedusa Airport98 mi away
- NBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport99 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 PNL from SFO?
The flight distance from Pantelleria (PNL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 6,525 miles (10,501 km, 5,670 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PNL to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 16m 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 time difference between Pantelleria and San Francisco?
San Francisco is 9 hours behind Pantelleria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PNL to SFO?
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