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GUF to SQA: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
1,904 mi
3,065 km · 1,655 nm
4h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,904 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 12m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, United States
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, 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 GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 mi away
Near SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUF from SQA?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 1,904 miles (3,065 km, 1,655 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 12m 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 GUF to SQA?
Nonstop service on GUF–SQA 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 4h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUF to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUF–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUF to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUF–SQA 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.