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VBG to SBD: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → San Bernardino (San Bernardino International Airport)
196 mi
315 km · 170 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
196 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m 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
- SBD — San Bernardino International Airport · San Bernardino, 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 SBD
- RIV · March ARB Airport15 mi away
- RAL · Riverside Municipal Airport16 mi away
- ONT · Ontario International Airport21 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VBG from SBD?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to San Bernardino (SBD) is 196 miles (315 km, 170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to SBD?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 SBD?
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