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SBP to CLD: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
241 mi
388 km · 210 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
241 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, United States
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
Near CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBP from CLD?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 241 miles (388 km, 210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 SBP to CLD?
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