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VBG to STS: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Santa Rosa (Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport)
288 mi
464 km · 251 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
288 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- STS — Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · Santa Rosa, 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 STS
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport66 mi away
- NOT · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field29 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport35 mi away
- UKI · Ukiah Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VBG from STS?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Santa Rosa (STS) is 288 miles (464 km, 251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to STS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 STS?
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