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SOW to SFO: distance & flight time
Show Low (Show Low Regional Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
729 mi
1,173 km · 633 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
729 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SOW — Show Low Regional Airport · Show Low, United States
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOW
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport66 mi away
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport129 mi away
- SAD · Safford Regional Airport100 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport109 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOW from SFO?
The flight distance from Show Low (SOW) to San Francisco (SFO) is 729 miles (1,173 km, 633 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOW to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 SOW to SFO?
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