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SFO to TPH: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Tonopah (Tonopah Airport)
290 mi
467 km · 252 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
290 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- TPH — Tonopah Airport · Tonopah, 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 TPH
- XSD · Tonopah Test Range Airport25 mi away
- BIH · Eastern Sierra Regional Airport84 mi away
- MMH · Mammoth Yosemite Airport100 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from TPH?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Tonopah (TPH) is 290 miles (467 km, 252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to TPH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 TPH?
Nonstop service on SFO–TPH 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 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFO to TPH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SFO–TPH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SFO to TPH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SFO–TPH 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.