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PAC to STB: distance & flight time
Panama (Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport)
520 mi
836 km · 451 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
520 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAC — Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport · Panama, Panama
- STB — Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport · Santa Barbara, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PAC
Near STB
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport30 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport56 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport60 mi away
- CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAC from STB?
The flight distance from Panama (PAC) to Santa Barbara (STB) is 520 miles (836 km, 451 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAC to STB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 PAC to STB?
Nonstop service on PAC–STB 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 1h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Panama and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 1 hour ahead of Panama.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAC to STB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAC–STB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAC to STB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAC–STB 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.