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SDM to MAE: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Madera (Madera Municipal Airport)
353 mi
568 km · 307 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
353 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from MAE?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Madera (MAE) is 353 miles (568 km, 307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to MAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 MAE?
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