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SDM to LAS: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
264 mi
425 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
264 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- LAS — McCarran International Airport · Las Vegas, 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 LAS
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport7 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport9 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base13 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from LAS?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Las Vegas (LAS) is 264 miles (425 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to LAS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 SDM to LAS?
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