Bakersfield (BFL) to Santa Barbara (SBA)
Flight time
≈ 0h 58m
Bearing
213° SW
Bakersfield (BFL) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 83 miles (133 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFL–SBA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn June 2025, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop BFL–SBA; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 99% full.
Departures
1
June 2025
Seats
76
both directions
Passengers
75
both directions
Load factor
98.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BFL–SBA?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFL–SBA in June 2025 (1 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures100.0%98.7%
Load
What plane flies BFL–SBA?
In June 2025, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of BFL–SBA departures.
- Embraer E175
1 departures · 98.7% load
100.0%
How has BFL–SBA traffic changed?
Monthly nonstop BFL–SBA traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 75 passengers
98.7%
Load
Nonstop BFL–SBA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Bakersfield (BFL) from Santa Barbara (SBA)?
BFL to SBA is 83 miles (133 km / 72 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFL to SBA?
A nonstop covers the 83-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFL–SBA?
In June 2025, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFL–SBA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 83-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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