# Distance from Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees (LDE) to San Francisco (SFO)

> 9,315 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,315 km / 5,788 mi / 5,030 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 14:46 in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees, it's 05:46 in San Francisco)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,247 ft (SFO 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 Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Francisco, United States
- ICAO: KSFO
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.620000, -122.380000
- Elevation: 13 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 14:46 in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees, it's 05:46 in San Francisco.
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 Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)