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SQA to NUQ: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield)
223 mi
359 km · 194 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
223 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, 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 NUQ
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from NUQ?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Mountain View (NUQ) is 223 miles (359 km, 194 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to NUQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 NUQ?
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