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SBP to STS: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → Santa Rosa (Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport)
256 mi
412 km · 222 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, United States
- STS — Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · Santa Rosa, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
Near STS
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport66 mi away
- NOT · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field29 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport35 mi away
- UKI · Ukiah Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBP from STS?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Santa Rosa (STS) is 256 miles (412 km, 222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to STS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 SBP to STS?
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