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SFO to RNO: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Reno (Reno Tahoe International Airport)
192 mi
308 km · 166 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
192 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RNO — Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno, 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 RNO
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport44 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station57 mi away
- LOL · Derby Field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from RNO?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Reno (RNO) is 192 miles (308 km, 166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to RNO?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 RNO?
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