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HZP to SBP: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport)
1,585 mi
2,551 km · 1,378 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,585 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 mi away
Near SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HZP from SBP?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) is 1,585 miles (2,551 km, 1,378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to SBP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 HZP to SBP?
Nonstop service on HZP–SBP 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 3h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HZP to SBP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HZP–SBP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HZP to SBP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HZP–SBP 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.