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SDM to EED: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Needles (Needles Airport)
203 mi
327 km · 177 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
203 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SDM
Near EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from EED?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Needles (EED) is 203 miles (327 km, 177 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to EED?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 SDM to EED?
Nonstop service on SDM–EED 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 nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDM to EED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–EED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDM to EED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDM–EED 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.