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PIH to SBA: distance & flight time
Pocatello (Pocatello Regional Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
704 mi
1,133 km · 612 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
704 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PIH — Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello, 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 PIH
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport49 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport65 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport86 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport95 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 PIH from SBA?
The flight distance from Pocatello (PIH) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 704 miles (1,133 km, 612 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIH to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 PIH to SBA?
Nonstop service on PIH–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 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pocatello and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 1 hour behind Pocatello.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIH to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIH–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIH to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIH–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.