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YRL to SBA: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
1,735 mi
2,792 km · 1,508 nm
3h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,735 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 52m 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
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red 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 YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport96 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 YRL from SBA?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,735 miles (2,792 km, 1,508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 52m 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 YRL to SBA?
Nonstop service on YRL–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 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Lake and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 2 hours behind Red Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRL to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRL–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YRL to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRL–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.