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SFO to SQL: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
10 mi
16 km · 9 nm
30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
10 miles nonstop takes roughly 30m 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from SQL?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to San Carlos (SQL) is 10 miles (16 km, 9 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 30m 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 SQL?
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