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FAT to VBG: distance & flight time
Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
149 mi
240 km · 129 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
149 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, 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 FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 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 FAT from VBG?
The flight distance from Fresno (FAT) to Lompoc (VBG) is 149 miles (240 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAT to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FAT to VBG?
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