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TIW to SDM: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
1,057 mi
1,701 km · 919 nm
2h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,057 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 46m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · 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 SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from SDM?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to San Diego (SDM) is 1,057 miles (1,701 km, 919 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 46m 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 SDM?
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