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SBA to BFL: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
83 mi
133 km · 72 nm
41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
83 miles nonstop takes roughly 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, 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 BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from BFL?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 83 miles (133 km, 72 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 41m 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 SBA to BFL?
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