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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop SAN–SBA; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 46% full.
Departures
37
April 2026
Seats
2,812
both directions
Passengers
1,291
both directions
Load factor
45.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SAN–SBA?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop SAN–SBA departures in April 2026 (35), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
35 departures · 2,660 seats
Share of departures94.6%46.3%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures5.4%39.5%
Load
What plane flies SAN–SBA?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of SAN–SBA departures.
- Embraer E175
37 departures · 45.9% load
100.0%
How has SAN–SBA traffic changed?
Nonstop SAN–SBA departures rose from 1 in July 2025 to 37 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SAN–SBA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 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
—
Load
April 2026
37 departures · 1,291 passengers
45.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SAN → SBA
45.0% full
19 departures · 650 passengers
SBA → SAN
46.9% full
18 departures · 641 passengers
Nonstop SAN–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
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 April 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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