Nonstop flight route between Half Moon Bay, California, United States and Santa Barbara, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
 
    Arrival Airport:
 
    Distance from HAF to SBA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- HAF Airport Information
- SBA Airport Information
- Facts about HAF
- Facts about SBA
- Map of Nearest Airports to HAF
- List of Nearest Airports to HAF
- Map of Furthest Airports from HAF
- List of Furthest Airports from HAF
- Map of Nearest Airports to SBA
- List of Nearest Airports to SBA
- Map of Furthest Airports from SBA
- List of Furthest Airports from SBA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), Half Moon Bay, California, United States and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 260 miles (or 419 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip and Santa Barbara Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAF / KHAF | 
| Airport Name: | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip | 
| Location: | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°30'47"N by 122°30'3"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | San Mateo County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HAF | 
| More Information: | HAF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBA / KSBA | 
| Airport Name: | Santa Barbara Airport | 
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W | 
| Area Served: | Santa Barbara, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Barbara | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SBA | 
| More Information: | SBA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF):
- The closest airport to Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of HAF.
- Because of Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,375 miles (18,307 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Half Moon Bay Airport covers an area of 325 acres at an elevation of 66 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- The closest airport to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.
- With the outbreak of WWII the airport became MCAS Santa Barbara in 1942, an aviator training base for the U.S Marines.
- The furthest airport from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to regularly scheduled flights offered by other airlines, Surf Air operates service to Burbank and San Carlos in California using seven seat Pilatus PC-12 turboprops via a membership only, pay-as-you-fly program.
- Because of Santa Barbara Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Barbara Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- On August 18, 2011 the airport opened a new 72,000 square foot terminal to add to the single story terminal built by United Airlines in 1942.




