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LAX to SQA: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
106 mi
170 km · 92 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
106 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from SQA?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 106 miles (170 km, 92 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m 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 LAX to SQA?
Nonstop service on LAX–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 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAX–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAX to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAX–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.