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HQM to SQA: distance & flight time
Hoquiam (Bowerman Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
878 mi
1,412 km · 763 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
878 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m 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
- HQM — Bowerman Airport · Hoquiam, 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 HQM
- SHN · Sanderson Field41 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport83 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport49 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport49 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 HQM from SQA?
The flight distance from Hoquiam (HQM) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 878 miles (1,412 km, 763 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HQM to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 HQM to SQA?
Nonstop service on HQM–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 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HQM to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HQM–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HQM to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HQM–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.