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SFO to SNS: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Salinas (Salinas Municipal Airport)
78 mi
126 km · 68 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
78 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m 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
- SNS — Salinas Municipal Airport · Salinas, 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 SNS
- OAR · Marina Municipal Airport9 mi away
- MRY · Monterey Peninsula Airport14 mi away
- HLI · Hollister Municipal Airport19 mi away
- WVI · Watsonville Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from SNS?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Salinas (SNS) is 78 miles (126 km, 68 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to SNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 40m 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 SNS?
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