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VBG to CLD: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
220 mi
353 km · 191 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
220 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 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 VBG from CLD?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 220 miles (353 km, 191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 VBG to CLD?
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