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SFO to NZY: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → San Diego (North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field)
448 mi
720 km · 389 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
448 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- NZY — North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · San Diego, 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 NZY
- SAN · San Diego International Airport3 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field12 mi away
- SDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport16 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from NZY?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (NZY) is 448 miles (720 km, 389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to NZY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 SFO to NZY?
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