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BUR to SMX: distance & flight time
Burbank (Bob Hope Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
129 mi
207 km · 112 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
129 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- BUR — Bob Hope Airport · Burbank, 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 BUR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport18 mi away
- WHP · Whiteman Airport5 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport14 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 BUR from SMX?
The flight distance from Burbank (BUR) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 129 miles (207 km, 112 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUR to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 BUR to SMX?
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