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SFO to VBG: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
223 mi
358 km · 194 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
223 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from VBG?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Lompoc (VBG) is 223 miles (358 km, 194 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 VBG?
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