Las Vegas (LAS) to Santa Barbara (SBA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
248° W
Las Vegas (LAS) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 288 miles (464 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAS–SBA
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAS–SBA; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 80% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
145
June 2026
Seats
20,967
both directions
Passengers
14,962
both directions
Load factor
71.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAS–SBA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAS–SBA in June 2026 (145 departures).
- WN
145 departures · 20,967 seats
Share of departures100.0%71.4%
Load
What plane flies LAS–SBA?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 80% of LAS–SBA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
116 departures · 66.6% load
80.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
19 departures · 82.9% load
13.1% - Boeing 737-800
10 departures · 92.4% load
6.9%
How has LAS–SBA traffic changed?
Nonstop LAS–SBA departures rose from 137 in July 2025 to 145 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAS–SBA traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
137 departures · 15,315 passengers
68.3%
Load
August 2025
140 departures · 16,527 passengers
71.7%
Load
September 2025
137 departures · 15,634 passengers
69.3%
Load
October 2025
157 departures · 16,763 passengers
71.1%
Load
November 2025
148 departures · 14,141 passengers
66.2%
Load
December 2025
145 departures · 14,109 passengers
67.6%
Load
January 2026
127 departures · 10,854 passengers
52.0%
Load
February 2026
126 departures · 10,847 passengers
53.8%
Load
March 2026
166 departures · 14,992 passengers
61.1%
Load
April 2026
158 departures · 13,657 passengers
61.4%
Load
May 2026
157 departures · 15,193 passengers
68.6%
Load
June 2026
145 departures · 14,962 passengers
71.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SBA → LAS
71.4% full
73 departures · 7,576 passengers
LAS → SBA
71.3% full
72 departures · 7,386 passengers
Nonstop LAS–SBA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Las Vegas (LAS) from Santa Barbara (SBA)?
LAS to SBA is 288 miles (464 km / 250 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAS to SBA?
A nonstop covers the 288-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAS–SBA?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (80.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (13.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAS–SBA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 288-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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