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SQA to BFL: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
81 mi
131 km · 71 nm
41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
81 miles nonstop takes roughly 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from BFL?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 81 miles (131 km, 71 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 41m 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 SQA to BFL?
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