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QSC to NZY: distance & flight time
Sao Carlos (Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport) → San Diego (North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field)
5,923 mi
9,532 km · 5,147 nm
12h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,923 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 5m 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
- QSC — Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport · Sao Carlos, Brazil
- NZY — North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · 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 QSC
- AQA · Araraquara Airport15 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport37 mi away
- RAO · Leite Lopes Airport52 mi away
- JTC · Bauru - Arealva Airport76 mi away
Near NZY
- SAN · San Diego International Airport3 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field12 mi away
- SDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport16 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QSC from NZY?
The flight distance from Sao Carlos (QSC) to San Diego (NZY) is 5,923 miles (9,532 km, 5,147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QSC to NZY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from QSC to NZY?
Nonstop service on QSC–NZY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sao Carlos and San Diego?
San Diego is 4 hours behind Sao Carlos.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QSC to NZY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QSC–NZY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some QSC to NZY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain QSC–NZY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.