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DTA to VBG: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
548 mi
883 km · 477 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
548 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, United States
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 mi away
Near VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTA from VBG?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Lompoc (VBG) is 548 miles (883 km, 477 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 DTA to VBG?
Nonstop service on DTA–VBG 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 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Delta and Lompoc?
Lompoc is 1 hour behind Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to VBG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTA–VBG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTA to VBG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTA–VBG 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.