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MHR to SBA: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
296 mi
477 km · 258 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
296 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento, 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 MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 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 MHR from SBA?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MHR) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 296 miles (477 km, 258 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHR to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MHR to SBA?
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