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CDR to SQA: distance & flight time
Chadron (Chadron Municipal Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
1,075 mi
1,729 km · 934 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,075 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CDR — Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron, United States
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CDR
- AIA · Alliance Municipal Airport56 mi away
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport71 mi away
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport83 mi away
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base90 mi away
Near SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDR from SQA?
The flight distance from Chadron (CDR) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 1,075 miles (1,729 km, 934 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDR to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CDR to SQA?
Nonstop service on CDR–SQA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDR to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CDR–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CDR to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CDR–SQA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.