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SQA to DAB: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach International Airport)
2,305 mi
3,709 km · 2,003 nm
4h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,305 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 59m 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
- DAB — Daytona Beach International Airport · Daytona Beach, 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 DAB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport54 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport30 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport47 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from DAB?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Daytona Beach (DAB) is 2,305 miles (3,709 km, 2,003 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to DAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 59m 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 DAB?
Nonstop service on SQA–DAB 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 59m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SQA to DAB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SQA–DAB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SQA to DAB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SQA–DAB 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.