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SBA to FLV: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Fort Leavenworth (Sherman Army Air Field)
1,414 mi
2,276 km · 1,229 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,414 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m 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
- FLV — Sherman Army Air Field · Fort Leavenworth, 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 FLV
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport12 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport24 mi away
- STJ · Rosecrans Memorial Airport28 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from FLV?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Fort Leavenworth (FLV) is 1,414 miles (2,276 km, 1,229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to FLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 FLV?
Nonstop service on SBA–FLV 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 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Fort Leavenworth?
Fort Leavenworth is 2 hours ahead of Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to FLV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–FLV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to FLV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–FLV 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.