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SAF to WJF: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Lancaster (General WM J Fox Airfield)
687 mi
1,106 km · 597 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
687 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m 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
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, United States
- WJF — General WM J Fox Airfield · Lancaster, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 mi away
Near WJF
- PMD · Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport11 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport56 mi away
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base22 mi away
- MHV · Mojave Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAF from WJF?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Lancaster (WJF) is 687 miles (1,106 km, 597 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to WJF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 SAF to WJF?
Nonstop service on SAF–WJF 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 1h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAF to WJF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAF–WJF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAF to WJF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAF–WJF 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.