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Sacramento → Santa Barbara

SMFSacramentoSacramento International Airport
SBASanta BarbaraSanta Barbara Municipal Airport
Distance
311 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 10m

Same local time in Sacramento and Santa Barbara.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1
busiest month · Oct
52 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

In December 2025, January 2026 we saw less traffic at Sacramento in general than usual; compare that month with care.

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Sacramento. Most departures between 07:00 and 10:00.

  1. 00:00
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  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.9Mon
  2. 0.8Tue
  3. 0.9Wed
  4. 1Thu
  5. 0.9Fri
  6. 0.9Sat
  7. 1.1Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737-700B73762%
  2. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M20%
  3. Boeing 737-800B73813%
  4. Cessna Citation CJ2C25A1%
  5. C5601%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026119
  • Southwest Airlines18×
February 2026124
  • Southwest Airlines24×
March 2026126
  • Southwest Airlines26×
April 2026130
  • Southwest Airlines28×
May 2026126
  • Southwest Airlines26×
June 2026129
  • Southwest Airlines28×
July 2026127
  • Southwest Airlines26×
August 2026134
  • Southwest Airlines30×
September 2026134
  • Southwest Airlines30×
October 2025132
  • Southwest Airlines30×
November 2025128
  • Southwest Airlines28×
December 2025125
  • Southwest Airlines22×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on SMF-SBA - not a booking guarantee.

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Sacramento: 56.
  • Direct destinations observed from Santa Barbara: 25.

The airports on this route

Sacramento International Airport

Sacramento, United StatesSMF / KSMF

Major airport · 56 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 8,606 ft

63 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

Santa Barbara, United StatesSBA / KSBA

Regional airport · 25 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 6,037 ft

83 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

OAK SBAOakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland is about 76 mi from Sacramento.View route →SMF BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank is about 86 mi from Santa Barbara.View route →SFO SBASan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco is about 86 mi from Sacramento.View route →SMF LAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles is about 88 mi from Santa Barbara.View route →

About the route from Sacramento to Santa Barbara

The observed direct connection between Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) covers approximately 311 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 10m. Southwest Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Sacramento from Santa Barbara by air?
The great-circle distance between Sacramento International Airport and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is approximately 311 mi.
How long is the flight from Sacramento to Santa Barbara?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 10m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Sacramento to Santa Barbara?
Yes, a direct connection between SMF and SBA has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Southwest Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Sacramento to Santa Barbara?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 334 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Sacramento and Santa Barbara?
Same local time in Sacramento and Santa Barbara.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.