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SQA to SBA: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
18 mi
30 km · 16 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
18 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, 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 SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from SBA?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 18 miles (30 km, 16 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 SBA?
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