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YDQ to SFO: distance & flight time
Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
1,256 mi
2,022 km · 1,092 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,256 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m 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
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, Canada
- 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 YDQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport111 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 YDQ from SFO?
The flight distance from Dawson Creek (YDQ) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,256 miles (2,022 km, 1,092 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDQ to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 YDQ to SFO?
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