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TVF to SQA: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
1,539 mi
2,476 km · 1,337 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,539 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TVF — Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, 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 TVF
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport47 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base57 mi away
- BJI · Bemidji Regional Airport70 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport77 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 TVF from SQA?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 1,539 miles (2,476 km, 1,337 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m 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 TVF to SQA?
Nonstop service on TVF–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 3h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVF to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVF–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TVF to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TVF–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.