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BFL to SMX: distance & flight time
Bakersfield (Meadows Field) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
87 mi
140 km · 76 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
87 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, 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 BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 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 BFL from SMX?
The flight distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 87 miles (140 km, 76 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFL to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 BFL to SMX?
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