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PWY to SQA: distance & flight time
Pinedale (Ralph Wenz Field) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
790 mi
1,272 km · 687 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
790 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PWY — Ralph Wenz Field · Pinedale, 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 PWY
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field21 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field55 mi away
- RIW · Riverton Regional Airport71 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport73 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 PWY from SQA?
The flight distance from Pinedale (PWY) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 790 miles (1,272 km, 687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWY to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 PWY to SQA?
Nonstop service on PWY–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 2h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PWY to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PWY–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PWY to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PWY–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.