San Diego (SAN) to Santa Barbara (SBA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
308° NW
San Diego (SAN) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 192 miles (309 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SAN–SBA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SAN–SBA; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 46% full.
Departures
122
May 2026
Seats
9,272
both directions
Passengers
4,241
both directions
Load factor
45.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SAN–SBA?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SAN–SBA in May 2026 (122 departures).
- OO
122 departures · 9,272 seats
Share of departures100.0%45.7%
Load
What plane flies SAN–SBA?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of SAN–SBA departures.
- Embraer E175
122 departures · 45.7% load
100.0%
How has SAN–SBA traffic changed?
Nonstop SAN–SBA departures rose from 1 in July 2025 to 122 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop SAN–SBA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 4 passengers
28.6%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
2 departures · 4 passengers
33.3%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
2 departures · 2 passengers
2.4%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
37 departures · 1,291 passengers
45.9%
Load
May 2026
122 departures · 4,241 passengers
45.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SAN → SBA
44.4% full
61 departures · 2,057 passengers
SBA → SAN
47.1% full
61 departures · 2,184 passengers
Nonstop SAN–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is San Diego (SAN) from Santa Barbara (SBA)?
SAN to SBA is 192 miles (309 km / 167 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SAN to SBA?
A nonstop covers the 192-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SAN–SBA?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying SAN–SBA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 192-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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