Los Angeles (LAX) to San Luis Obispo (SBP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 07m
Bearing
306° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Luis Obispo (SBP) is 155 miles (250 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SBP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop LAX–SBP; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 99% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
105
April 2026
Seats
7,490
both directions
Passengers
5,696
both directions
Load factor
76.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–SBP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–SBP departures in April 2026 (104), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
104 departures · 7,340 seats
Share of departures99.0%76.5%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 150 seats
Share of departures1.0%52.7%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SBP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 99% of LAX–SBP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
104 departures · 76.5% load
99.1% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 52.7% load
0.9%
How has LAX–SBP traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SBP departures fell from 126 in May 2025 to 105 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SBP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
126 departures · 7,135 passengers
77.2%
Load
June 2025
122 departures · 6,609 passengers
76.6%
Load
July 2025
122 departures · 6,584 passengers
77.1%
Load
August 2025
120 departures · 5,895 passengers
69.7%
Load
September 2025
107 departures · 5,210 passengers
68.8%
Load
October 2025
121 departures · 5,816 passengers
68.0%
Load
November 2025
98 departures · 4,168 passengers
59.2%
Load
December 2025
65 departures · 2,880 passengers
63.4%
Load
January 2026
116 departures · 3,855 passengers
46.4%
Load
February 2026
104 departures · 4,454 passengers
61.1%
Load
March 2026
94 departures · 4,311 passengers
65.6%
Load
April 2026
105 departures · 5,696 passengers
76.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → SBP
73.4% full
53 departures · 2,803 passengers
SBP → LAX
78.8% full
52 departures · 2,893 passengers
Nonstop LAX–SBP 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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from San Luis Obispo (SBP)?
LAX to SBP is 155 miles (250 km / 135 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SBP?
A nonstop covers the 155-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SBP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (99.1%), followed by the Airbus A320 (0.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SBP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 155-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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