# Distance from Stockholm (ARN) to San Diego (SDM)

> 8,958 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,958 km / 5,566 mi / 4,837 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 13:09 in Stockholm, it's 04:09 in San Diego)
- **Elevation difference**: 389 ft (SDM is higher than ARN)

## Airports

### [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arn-stockholm-stockholm-arlanda-airport/1ef266de-cd19-6824-a8a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Stockholm, Sweden
- ICAO: ESSA
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 59.650000, 17.920000
- Elevation: 137 ft

### [Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdm-san-diego-brown-field-municipal-airport/1ef266df-37dc-63dc-9b00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Diego, United States
- ICAO: KSDM
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.570000, -116.980000
- Elevation: 526 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:09 in Stockholm, it's 04:09 in San Diego.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arn-stockholm-stockholm-arlanda-airport/1ef266de-cd19-6824-a8a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdm-san-diego-brown-field-municipal-airport/1ef266df-37dc-63dc-9b00-06bb2780ed98)
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