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VBG to BNG: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Banning (Banning Municipal Airport)
220 mi
355 km · 191 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
220 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, United States
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VBG from BNG?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Banning (BNG) is 220 miles (355 km, 191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to BNG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 VBG to BNG?
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