Santa Barbara (SBA) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 2h 02m
Bearing
42° NE
Santa Barbara (SBA) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 615 miles (989 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SBA–SLC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SBA–SLC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
180
April 2026
Seats
13,110
both directions
Passengers
10,946
both directions
Load factor
83.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SBA–SLC?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SBA–SLC in April 2026 (180 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
180 departures · 13,110 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.5%
Load
What plane flies SBA–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of SBA–SLC departures.
- Embraer E175
180 departures · 83.5% load
100.0%
How has SBA–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop SBA–SLC departures rose from 124 in May 2025 to 180 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SBA–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
124 departures · 7,625 passengers
77.4%
Load
June 2025
165 departures · 9,261 passengers
79.8%
Load
July 2025
178 departures · 9,713 passengers
77.5%
Load
August 2025
183 departures · 10,665 passengers
70.6%
Load
September 2025
170 departures · 9,393 passengers
67.7%
Load
October 2025
184 departures · 10,080 passengers
66.2%
Load
November 2025
172 departures · 9,344 passengers
66.8%
Load
December 2025
172 departures · 9,185 passengers
63.4%
Load
January 2026
144 departures · 7,094 passengers
60.7%
Load
February 2026
162 departures · 8,394 passengers
69.5%
Load
March 2026
185 departures · 10,484 passengers
76.8%
Load
April 2026
180 departures · 10,946 passengers
83.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SBA → SLC
83.7% full
90 departures · 5,490 passengers
SLC → SBA
83.3% full
90 departures · 5,456 passengers
Nonstop SBA–SLC 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 Salt Lake City (SLC)?
SBA to SLC is 615 miles (989 km / 534 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SBA to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 615-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SBA–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying SBA–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 615-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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