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RNO to SQA: distance & flight time
Reno (Reno Tahoe International Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
338 mi
545 km · 294 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
338 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- RNO — Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno, 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 RNO
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport44 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station57 mi away
- LOL · Derby Field75 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 RNO from SQA?
The flight distance from Reno (RNO) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 338 miles (545 km, 294 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RNO to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 RNO to SQA?
Nonstop service on RNO–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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RNO to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RNO–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RNO to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RNO–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.