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API to SMO: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
3,543 mi
5,702 km · 3,079 nm
7h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,543 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- API — Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base · Apiay, Colombia
- 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 API
- VVC · Vanguardia Airport7 mi away
- BOG · El Dorado International Airport59 mi away
- GIR · Santiago Vila Airport86 mi away
- IBE · Perales Airport111 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 API from SMO?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 3,543 miles (5,702 km, 3,079 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 25m 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 API to SMO?
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