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PUF to CLD: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
5,820 mi
9,367 km · 5,058 nm
11h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,820 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 53m 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
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 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 PUF from CLD?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 5,820 miles (9,367 km, 5,058 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 time difference between Pau and Carlsbad?
Carlsbad is 9 hours behind Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to CLD?
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