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VBG to FAT: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
149 mi
240 km · 129 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
149 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, 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 FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VBG from FAT?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Fresno (FAT) is 149 miles (240 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to FAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 FAT?
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