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RDD to SQA: distance & flight time
Redding (Redding Municipal Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
425 mi
685 km · 370 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
425 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RDD — Redding Municipal Airport · Redding, 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 RDD
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport54 mi away
- EKA · Murray Field98 mi away
- ACV · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport100 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 RDD from SQA?
The flight distance from Redding (RDD) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 425 miles (685 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDD to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 RDD to SQA?
Nonstop service on RDD–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 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RDD to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RDD–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RDD to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RDD–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.