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TIW to NZY: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → San Diego (North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field)
1,045 mi
1,682 km · 908 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,045 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m 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
- NZY — North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · San Diego, 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 NZY
- SAN · San Diego International Airport3 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field12 mi away
- SDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport16 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from NZY?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to San Diego (NZY) is 1,045 miles (1,682 km, 908 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to NZY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 NZY?
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