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YBY to SBA: distance & flight time
Bonnyville (Bonnyville Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,442 mi
2,321 km · 1,253 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,442 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YBY — Bonnyville Airport · Bonnyville, 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 YBY
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake20 mi away
- YVG · Vermilion Airport66 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport74 mi away
- YLJ · Meadow Lake Airport91 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 YBY from SBA?
The flight distance from Bonnyville (YBY) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,442 miles (2,321 km, 1,253 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBY to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 YBY to SBA?
Nonstop service on YBY–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 3h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bonnyville and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 1 hour behind Bonnyville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBY to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YBY–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YBY to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YBY–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.