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BAB to SMX: distance & flight time
Marysville (Beale Air Force Base) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
298 mi
479 km · 259 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
298 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BAB — Beale Air Force Base · Marysville, United States
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BAB
- MYV · Yuba County Airport8 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield32 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport32 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport41 mi away
Near SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAB from SMX?
The flight distance from Marysville (BAB) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 298 miles (479 km, 259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAB to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 BAB to SMX?
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