# Distance from Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees (LDE) to San Diego (SAN)

> 9,435 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,435 km / 5,863 mi / 5,094 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 23:59 in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees, it's 14:59 in San Diego)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,243 ft (SAN is lower than LDE)

## Airports

### [Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport (LDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lde-tarbeslourdespyrenees-tarbes-lourdes-pyrenees-airport/1ef266df-46ee-6c3a-90ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees, France
- ICAO: LFBT
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.180000, -0.010000
- Elevation: 1,260 ft

### [San Diego International Airport (SAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/san-san-diego-san-diego-international-airport/1ef266df-375a-6760-a0f3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Diego, United States
- ICAO: KSAN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.730000, -117.190000
- Elevation: 17 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:59 in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees, it's 14:59 in San Diego.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport (LDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lde-tarbeslourdespyrenees-tarbes-lourdes-pyrenees-airport/1ef266df-46ee-6c3a-90ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Diego International Airport (SAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/san-san-diego-san-diego-international-airport/1ef266df-375a-6760-a0f3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)