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SBP to MER: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
148 mi
238 km · 129 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
148 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, 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 MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBP from MER?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Merced (MER) is 148 miles (238 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 MER?
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