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SOW to SQA: distance & flight time
Show Low (Show Low Regional Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
574 mi
924 km · 499 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
574 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SOW — Show Low Regional Airport · Show Low, United States
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOW
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport66 mi away
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport129 mi away
- SAD · Safford Regional Airport100 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport109 mi away
Near SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOW from SQA?
The flight distance from Show Low (SOW) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 574 miles (924 km, 499 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOW to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 SOW to SQA?
Nonstop service on SOW–SQA 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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOW to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOW–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOW to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOW–SQA 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.