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SUU to SQA: distance & flight time
Fairfield (Travis Air Force Base) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
273 mi
439 km · 237 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
273 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- SUU — Travis Air Force Base · Fairfield, United States
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SUU
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport51 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport20 mi away
- CCR · Buchanan Field20 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport29 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SUU from SQA?
The flight distance from Fairfield (SUU) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 273 miles (439 km, 237 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUU to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 SUU to SQA?
Nonstop service on SUU–SQA 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 1h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUU to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SUU–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SUU to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SUU–SQA 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.