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TIW to CLD: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
1,016 mi
1,634 km · 882 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,016 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Near CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from CLD?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 1,016 miles (1,634 km, 882 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m 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 TIW to CLD?
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