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BFM to SMO: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,783 mi
2,869 km · 1,549 nm
3h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,783 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 58m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- 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 BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 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 BFM from SMO?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,783 miles (2,869 km, 1,549 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 58m 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 time difference between Mobile and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to SMO?
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