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SBA to MAE: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Madera (Madera Municipal Airport)
178 mi
286 km · 154 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
178 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from MAE?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Madera (MAE) is 178 miles (286 km, 154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to MAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 MAE?
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