Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Santa Barbara (SBA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 26m
Bearing
281° W
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 1,313 miles (2,113 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–SBA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–SBA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 80% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
10,492
both directions
Passengers
8,811
both directions
Load factor
84.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DFW–SBA?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–SBA in May 2026 (61 departures).
- AA
61 departures · 10,492 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.0%
Load
What plane flies DFW–SBA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 80% of DFW–SBA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
49 departures · 82.8% load
80.3% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 88.6% load
19.7%
How has DFW–SBA traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–SBA departures rose from 57 in June 2025 to 61 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–SBA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
57 departures · 8,630 passengers
88.0%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 9,380 passengers
90.9%
Load
August 2025
58 departures · 8,634 passengers
86.6%
Load
September 2025
58 departures · 8,310 passengers
83.3%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,124 passengers
85.6%
Load
November 2025
57 departures · 7,338 passengers
74.9%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 8,049 passengers
76.7%
Load
January 2026
58 departures · 4,494 passengers
83.7%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 6,326 passengers
84.1%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 8,911 passengers
83.6%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 8,184 passengers
82.0%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 8,811 passengers
84.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DFW → SBA
84.1% full
31 departures · 4,485 passengers
SBA → DFW
83.8% full
30 departures · 4,326 passengers
Nonstop DFW–SBA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Santa Barbara (SBA)?
DFW to SBA is 1,313 miles (2,113 km / 1,141 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to SBA?
A nonstop covers the 1,313-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–SBA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (80.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (19.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–SBA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,313-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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