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QPS to SAN: distance & flight time
Piracununga (Campo Fontenelle Airport) → San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
5,956 mi
9,585 km · 5,176 nm
12h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,956 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QPS — Campo Fontenelle Airport · Piracununga, Brazil
- SAN — San Diego International Airport · San Diego, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near QPS
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport37 mi away
- POO · Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport50 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport53 mi away
- CPQ · Amarais Airport62 mi away
Near SAN
Frequently asked questions
How far is QPS from SAN?
The flight distance from Piracununga (QPS) to San Diego (SAN) is 5,956 miles (9,585 km, 5,176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QPS to SAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 9m 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 Piracununga and San Diego?
San Diego is 4 hours behind Piracununga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QPS to SAN?
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