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YSN to SFO: distance & flight time
Salmon Arm (Shuswap Regional Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
916 mi
1,474 km · 796 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
916 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m 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
- YSN — Shuswap Regional Airport · Salmon Arm, 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 YSN
- YVE · Vernon Airport30 mi away
- YRV · Revelstoke Airport50 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport51 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport53 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 YSN from SFO?
The flight distance from Salmon Arm (YSN) to San Francisco (SFO) is 916 miles (1,474 km, 796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSN to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 YSN to SFO?
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