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RAL to SQL: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
365 mi
587 km · 317 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
365 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Near SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAL from SQL?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to San Carlos (SQL) is 365 miles (587 km, 317 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 RAL to SQL?
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