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SDM to NKX: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Miramar (Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field)
23 mi
36 km · 20 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
23 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m 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
- NKX — Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · Miramar, 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 NKX
- SAN · San Diego International Airport10 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field10 mi away
- NZY · North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field12 mi away
- CLD · Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from NKX?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Miramar (NKX) is 23 miles (36 km, 20 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to NKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m 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 NKX?
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