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RAL to SBP: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport)
202 mi
326 km · 176 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
202 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Near SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAL from SBP?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) is 202 miles (326 km, 176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to SBP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to SBP?
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