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SQA to RHV: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → San Jose (Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County)
212 mi
341 km · 184 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
212 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m 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
- RHV — Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, 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 RHV
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from RHV?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to San Jose (RHV) is 212 miles (341 km, 184 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to RHV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 RHV?
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