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GFL to SBA: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
2,528 mi
4,068 km · 2,196 nm
5h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,528 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 25m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from SBA?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 2,528 miles (4,068 km, 2,196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 GFL to SBA?
Nonstop service on GFL–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 5h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Queensbury and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 3 hours behind Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GFL–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GFL to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GFL–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.