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SQA to RAL: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
157 mi
252 km · 136 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
157 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from RAL?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Riverside (RAL) is 157 miles (252 km, 136 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 RAL?
Nonstop service on SQA–RAL 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 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SQA to RAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SQA–RAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SQA to RAL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SQA–RAL 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.