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SQA to CHS: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Charleston (Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport)
2,288 mi
3,682 km · 1,988 nm
4h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 57m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CHS — Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport · Charleston, 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 CHS
- BFT · Beaufort County Airport48 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport51 mi away
- HHH · Hilton Head Airport60 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from CHS?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Charleston (CHS) is 2,288 miles (3,682 km, 1,988 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to CHS?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 57m 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 SQA to CHS?
Nonstop service on SQA–CHS 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 4h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SQA to CHS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SQA–CHS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SQA to CHS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SQA–CHS 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.