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SPA to SFO: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
2,242 mi
3,608 km · 1,948 nm
4h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 52m 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from SFO?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,242 miles (3,608 km, 1,948 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 52m 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 SPA to SFO?
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