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SAD to SAN: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
439 mi
706 km · 381 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
439 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, United States
- 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 SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 mi away
Near SAN
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAD from SAN?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to San Diego (SAN) is 439 miles (706 km, 381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to SAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 SAD to SAN?
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