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SBA to EMT: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport)
106 mi
170 km · 92 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
106 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, 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 EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from EMT?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to El Monte (EMT) is 106 miles (170 km, 92 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to EMT?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m 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 EMT?
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