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LBF to SBA: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,141 mi
1,836 km · 991 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,141 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, United States
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Near SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from SBA?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,141 miles (1,836 km, 991 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 57m 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 LBF to SBA?
Nonstop service on LBF–SBA 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 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between North Platte and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 2 hours behind North Platte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBF to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBF–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LBF to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LBF–SBA 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.