Nonstop flight route between Santa Barbara, California, United States and Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from SBA to YCY:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SBA Airport Information
- YCY Airport Information
- Facts about SBA
- Facts about YCY
- 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 YCY
- List of Nearest Airports to YCY
- Map of Furthest Airports from YCY
- List of Furthest Airports from YCY
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States and Clyde River Airport (YCY), Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,121 miles (or 5,022 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 large distance between Santa Barbara Airport and Clyde River Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Santa Barbara Airport and Clyde River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | YCY / CYCY |
Airport Name: | Clyde River Airport |
Location: | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'8"N by 68°31'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCY |
More Information: | YCY Maps & Info |
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.
- In the 1980s Apollo Airways, a commuter airline based in Santa Barbara that changed its name to Pacific Coast Airlines, flew Handley Page HP.137 Jetstreams from the airport.
- It is near the University of California, Santa Barbara and the city of Goleta.
- The Spanish-style terminal building, commissioned by United Airlines in 1942 was designed by William Edwards and Joseph Plunkett, an architectural team whose work, including the Arlington Theatre and the National Armory, helped shape the Mediterranean style of the city.
- 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.
- There are two fixed based operators on the field, Signature Flight Support and Atlantic Aviation, and three flight schools, Above All Aviation, Red Baron Aviation, and Spitfire Aviation.
- Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Clyde River Airport (YCY):
- The closest airport to Clyde River Airport (YCY) is Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), which is located 231 miles (372 kilometers) SSE of YCY.
- Clyde River Airport (YCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Clyde River Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Clyde River 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.
- The furthest airport from Clyde River Airport (YCY) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,159 miles (16,349 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.