Santa Barbara (SBA) to Seattle (SEA)
Flight time
≈ 2h 37m
Bearing
353° N
Santa Barbara (SBA) to Seattle (SEA) is 909 miles (1,463 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SBA–SEA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SBA–SEA; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
9,808
both directions
Passengers
7,758
both directions
Load factor
79.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SBA–SEA?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SBA–SEA in April 2026 (60 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
60 departures · 9,808 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.1%
Load
What plane flies SBA–SEA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 60% of SBA–SEA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
36 departures · 81.2% load
60.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
8 departures · 79.5% load
13.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
8 departures · 69.7% load
13.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
6 departures · 76.4% load
10.0% - Boeing 737-700
2 departures · 93.2% load
3.3%
How has SBA–SEA traffic changed?
Nonstop SBA–SEA departures fell from 94 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SBA–SEA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
94 departures · 9,090 passengers
74.9%
Load
June 2025
122 departures · 11,640 passengers
80.6%
Load
July 2025
118 departures · 11,570 passengers
82.5%
Load
August 2025
120 departures · 11,874 passengers
86.2%
Load
September 2025
112 departures · 10,168 passengers
78.5%
Load
October 2025
92 departures · 8,424 passengers
68.8%
Load
November 2025
78 departures · 7,256 passengers
67.3%
Load
December 2025
88 departures · 8,790 passengers
75.0%
Load
January 2026
70 departures · 7,205 passengers
69.3%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 7,251 passengers
79.3%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 8,030 passengers
83.0%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 7,758 passengers
79.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SBA → SEA
77.9% full
30 departures · 3,819 passengers
SEA → SBA
80.3% full
30 departures · 3,939 passengers
Nonstop SBA–SEA 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 Santa Barbara (SBA) from Seattle (SEA)?
SBA to SEA is 909 miles (1,463 km / 790 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SBA to SEA?
A nonstop covers the 909-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 37m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SBA–SEA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (60.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (13.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying SBA–SEA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 909-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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