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ELY to SBA: distance & flight time
Ely (Ely Airport Yelland Field) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
435 mi
701 km · 378 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
435 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- ELY — Ely Airport Yelland Field · Ely, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ELY
- ENV · Wendover Airport107 mi away
- EKO · Elko Regional Airport117 mi away
- DTA · Delta Municipal Airport125 mi away
- CDC · Cedar City Regional Airport145 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 ELY from SBA?
The flight distance from Ely (ELY) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 435 miles (701 km, 378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELY to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 ELY to SBA?
Nonstop service on ELY–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 1h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELY to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ELY–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ELY to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ELY–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.