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MHR to VBG: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
267 mi
429 km · 232 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
267 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MHR from VBG?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MHR) to Lompoc (VBG) is 267 miles (429 km, 232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHR to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 VBG?
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