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SQA to VBG: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
30 mi
49 km · 26 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
30 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from VBG?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Lompoc (VBG) is 30 miles (49 km, 26 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 VBG?
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