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SMX to SBA: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
48 mi
77 km · 42 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
48 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, 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 SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 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 SMX from SBA?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 48 miles (77 km, 42 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 SMX to SBA?
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