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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–SBA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 86% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
58
April 2026
Seats
9,976
both directions
Passengers
8,184
both directions
Load factor
82.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–SBA?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–SBA in April 2026 (58 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
58 departures · 9,976 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.0%
Load
What plane flies DFW–SBA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 86% of DFW–SBA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
50 departures · 83.1% load
86.2% - Boeing 737-800
8 departures · 75.5% load
13.8%
How has DFW–SBA traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–SBA departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 58 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–SBA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 9,247 passengers
86.7%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → SBA
79.4% full
29 departures · 3,959 passengers
SBA → DFW
84.7% full
29 departures · 4,225 passengers
Nonstop DFW–SBA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (86.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (13.8%).
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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