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AOU to SMO: distance & flight time
Attopeu (Attopeu Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
7,938 mi
12,775 km · 6,898 nm
16h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AOU — Attopeu Airport · Attopeu, Laos
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AOU
- VNA · Saravane Airport68 mi away
- PKZ · Pakse International Airport73 mi away
- RBE · Ratanakiri Airport76 mi away
- PXU · Pleiku Airport98 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AOU from SMO?
The flight distance from Attopeu (AOU) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 7,938 miles (12,775 km, 6,898 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AOU to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AOU to SMO?
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