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OXR to SBA: distance & flight time
Oxnard (Oxnard Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
39 mi
63 km · 34 nm
34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
39 miles nonstop takes roughly 34m 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
- OXR — Oxnard Airport · Oxnard, 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 OXR
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)7 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport49 mi away
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport39 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport41 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 OXR from SBA?
The flight distance from Oxnard (OXR) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 39 miles (63 km, 34 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OXR to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 34m 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 OXR to SBA?
Nonstop service on OXR–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 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OXR to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OXR–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OXR to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OXR–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.