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PQI to SQA: distance & flight time
Presque Isle (Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
2,797 mi
4,501 km · 2,431 nm
5h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,797 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 57m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PQI — Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle · Presque Isle, United States
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PQI
- CAR · Caribou Municipal Airport13 mi away
- YSL · St Leonard Airport34 mi away
- HUL · Houlton International Airport41 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport43 mi away
Near SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PQI from SQA?
The flight distance from Presque Isle (PQI) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 2,797 miles (4,501 km, 2,431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PQI to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 57m 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 PQI to SQA?
Nonstop service on PQI–SQA 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 5h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PQI to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PQI–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PQI to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PQI–SQA 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.