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SBP to SDM: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
279 mi
449 km · 243 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
279 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal 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 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 SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBP from SDM?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to San Diego (SDM) is 279 miles (449 km, 243 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 SDM?
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