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SCF to SFO: distance & flight time
Scottsdale (Scottsdale Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
649 mi
1,044 km · 564 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
649 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SCF — Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale, United States
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SCF
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport14 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport11 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field15 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport26 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCF from SFO?
The flight distance from Scottsdale (SCF) to San Francisco (SFO) is 649 miles (1,044 km, 564 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCF to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 SCF to SFO?
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