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SDM to POW: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Portoroz (Portoroz Airport)
6,221 mi
10,012 km · 5,406 nm
12h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,221 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- POW — Portoroz Airport · Portoroz, Slovenia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SDM
Near POW
- TRS · Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport25 mi away
- PUY · Pula Airport43 mi away
- RJK · Rijeka Airport50 mi away
- VCE · Venice Marco Polo Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from POW?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Portoroz (POW) is 6,221 miles (10,012 km, 5,406 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to POW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 40m 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 POW?
Nonstop service on SDM–POW 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 12h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between San Diego and Portoroz?
Portoroz is 9 hours ahead of San Diego.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDM to POW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–POW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDM to POW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDM–POW 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.