Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Rosa (STS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 36m
Bearing
323° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Rosa (STS) is 400 miles (643 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–STS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–STS; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 68% full.
Departures
144
April 2026
Seats
10,944
both directions
Passengers
7,475
both directions
Load factor
68.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–STS?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–STS in April 2026 (144 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
144 departures · 10,944 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.3%
Load
What plane flies LAX–STS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of LAX–STS departures.
- Embraer E175
144 departures · 68.3% load
100.0%
How has LAX–STS traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–STS departures rose from 126 in May 2025 to 144 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–STS 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 · 7,503 passengers
78.3%
Load
June 2025
158 departures · 9,348 passengers
77.8%
Load
July 2025
183 departures · 10,105 passengers
72.7%
Load
August 2025
176 departures · 10,170 passengers
76.0%
Load
September 2025
154 departures · 9,238 passengers
78.9%
Load
October 2025
155 departures · 9,046 passengers
76.8%
Load
November 2025
147 departures · 8,175 passengers
73.2%
Load
December 2025
129 departures · 7,095 passengers
72.4%
Load
January 2026
100 departures · 5,407 passengers
71.1%
Load
February 2026
86 departures · 5,226 passengers
80.0%
Load
March 2026
127 departures · 7,120 passengers
73.8%
Load
April 2026
144 departures · 7,475 passengers
68.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → STS
67.2% full
72 departures · 3,679 passengers
STS → LAX
69.4% full
72 departures · 3,796 passengers
Nonstop LAX–STS 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 Santa Rosa (STS)?
LAX to STS is 400 miles (643 km / 347 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to STS?
A nonstop covers the 400-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 36m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–STS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–STS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 400-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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