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YQF to SQA: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
1,252 mi
2,015 km · 1,088 nm
3h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,252 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 11m 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from SQA?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 1,252 miles (2,015 km, 1,088 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 11m 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 YQF to SQA?
Nonstop service on YQF–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 3h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to SQA?
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Why are some YQF to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQF–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.