# Distance from Boston (BOS) to San Diego (SDM)

> 4,147 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,147 km / 2,577 mi / 2,239 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:17 in Boston, it's 09:17 in San Diego)
- **Elevation difference**: 507 ft (SDM is higher than BOS)

## Airports

### [General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bos-boston-general-edward-lawrence-logan-international-airport/1ef266df-112a-6798-90da-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Boston, United States
- ICAO: KBOS
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.360000, -71.010000
- Elevation: 19 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 12:17 in Boston, it's 09:17 in San Diego.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bos-boston-general-edward-lawrence-logan-international-airport/1ef266df-112a-6798-90da-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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