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MOD to SBA: distance & flight time
Modesto (Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
230 mi
370 km · 200 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
230 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m 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
- MOD — Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field · Modesto, 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 MOD
- SCK · Stockton Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport27 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field34 mi away
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport78 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 MOD from SBA?
The flight distance from Modesto (MOD) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 230 miles (370 km, 200 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOD to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 MOD to SBA?
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