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SFO to NLC: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Lemoore (Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport)
161 mi
258 km · 140 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
161 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
- NLC — Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Near NLC
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport33 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport46 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from NLC?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Lemoore (NLC) is 161 miles (258 km, 140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to NLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 SFO to NLC?
Nonstop service on SFO–NLC 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 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFO to NLC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SFO–NLC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SFO to NLC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SFO–NLC 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.