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YAC to SBA: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,831 mi
2,947 km · 1,591 nm
4h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,831 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 3m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 mi away
Near SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from SBA?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,831 miles (2,947 km, 1,591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 3m 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 YAC to SBA?
Nonstop service on YAC–SBA 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 4h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cat Lake and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 2 hours behind Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to SBA?
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Why are some YAC to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAC–SBA 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.