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SBA to ACT: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
1,321 mi
2,127 km · 1,148 nm
3h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,321 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from ACT?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Waco (ACT) is 1,321 miles (2,127 km, 1,148 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 20m 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 SBA to ACT?
Nonstop service on SBA–ACT 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 3h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Waco?
Waco is 2 hours ahead of Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to ACT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–ACT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to ACT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–ACT 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.