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SBA to LAS: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
288 mi
464 km · 250 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
288 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- LAS — McCarran International Airport · Las Vegas, 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 LAS
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport7 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport9 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base13 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from LAS?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Las Vegas (LAS) is 288 miles (464 km, 250 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to LAS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 LAS?
Nonstop service on SBA–LAS 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 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to LAS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–LAS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to LAS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–LAS 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.