Nonstop flight route between Santa Barbara, California, United States and Sevierville, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from SBA to GKT:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SBA Airport Information
- GKT Airport Information
- Facts about SBA
- Facts about GKT
- Map of Nearest Airports to SBA
- List of Nearest Airports to SBA
- Map of Furthest Airports from SBA
- List of Furthest Airports from SBA
- Map of Nearest Airports to GKT
- List of Nearest Airports to GKT
- Map of Furthest Airports from GKT
- List of Furthest Airports from GKT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States and Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), Sevierville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,042 miles (or 3,287 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 Santa Barbara Airport and Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKT / KGKT |
Airport Name: | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport |
Location: | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'28"N by 83°31'42"W |
Area Served: | Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge |
Operator/Owner: | Sevier County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1014 feet (309 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKT |
More Information: | GKT Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- 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.
- Until 2002 Santa Barbara Airport was on a mainline jet aircraft route between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- Airline flights began in 1932 on Pacific Seaboard Airlines.
- 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.
- As the prospect of war escalated the United States Government established a program to construct 250 airports across the country on a cost-sharing basis with local governments.
- The closest airport to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.
Facts about Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT):
- The furthest airport from Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,374 miles (18,305 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) is Morristown Regional Airport (MOR), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNE of GKT.
- Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) currently has only 1 runway.