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YKM to SQA: distance & flight time
Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
827 mi
1,331 km · 718 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
827 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, United States
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKM
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport60 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport103 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport71 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport72 mi away
Near SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKM from SQA?
The flight distance from Yakima (YKM) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 827 miles (1,331 km, 718 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKM to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m 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 YKM to SQA?
Nonstop service on YKM–SQA 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 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKM to SQA?
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Why are some YKM to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKM–SQA 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.