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HDN to SQA: distance & flight time
Hayden (Yampa Valley Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
812 mi
1,306 km · 705 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
812 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- HDN — Yampa Valley Airport · Hayden, 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.
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Near HDN
- SBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field19 mi away
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport60 mi away
- SAA · Shively Field70 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport71 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 HDN from SQA?
The flight distance from Hayden (HDN) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 812 miles (1,306 km, 705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HDN to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 HDN to SQA?
Nonstop service on HDN–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 2h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HDN to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HDN–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HDN to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HDN–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.