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CTB to SBA: distance & flight time
Cutbank (Cut Bank International Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,052 mi
1,693 km · 914 nm
2h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,052 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 45m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTB — Cut Bank International Airport · Cutbank, United States
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CTB
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport73 mi away
- FCA · Glacier Park International Airport89 mi away
- GTF · Great Falls International Airport91 mi away
- WPC · Pincher Creek Airport97 mi away
Near SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTB from SBA?
The flight distance from Cutbank (CTB) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,052 miles (1,693 km, 914 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTB to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 45m 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 CTB to SBA?
Nonstop service on CTB–SBA 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 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cutbank and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 1 hour behind Cutbank.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTB to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTB–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTB to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTB–SBA 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.