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SHV to SBA: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Shreveport Regional Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,502 mi
2,417 km · 1,305 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,502 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SHV — Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport, United States
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SHV
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport8 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport52 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHV from SBA?
The flight distance from Shreveport (SHV) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,502 miles (2,417 km, 1,305 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHV to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 SHV to SBA?
Nonstop service on SHV–SBA 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shreveport and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 2 hours behind Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHV to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHV–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SHV to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SHV–SBA 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.