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SQA to ELY: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Ely (Ely Airport Yelland Field)
434 mi
699 km · 377 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
434 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- ELY — Ely Airport Yelland Field · Ely, 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 ELY
- ENV · Wendover Airport107 mi away
- EKO · Elko Regional Airport117 mi away
- DTA · Delta Municipal Airport125 mi away
- CDC · Cedar City Regional Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from ELY?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Ely (ELY) is 434 miles (699 km, 377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to ELY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 ELY?
Nonstop service on SQA–ELY 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SQA to ELY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SQA–ELY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SQA to ELY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SQA–ELY 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.