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POF to SBA: distance & flight time
Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,659 mi
2,671 km · 1,442 nm
3h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,659 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 43m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POF — Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport · Poplar Bluff, 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 POF
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport43 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport52 mi away
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport60 mi away
- JBR · Jonesboro Municipal Airport68 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 POF from SBA?
The flight distance from Poplar Bluff (POF) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,659 miles (2,671 km, 1,442 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POF to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 43m 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 POF to SBA?
Nonstop service on POF–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 3h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Poplar Bluff and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 2 hours behind Poplar Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POF to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POF–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POF to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POF–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.