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SQA to MAE: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Madera (Madera Municipal Airport)
165 mi
265 km · 143 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
165 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from MAE?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Madera (MAE) is 165 miles (265 km, 143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to MAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 MAE?
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