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CAT to SMO: distance & flight time
Cascais (Cascais Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,669 mi
9,123 km · 4,926 nm
11h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,669 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
- 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 CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 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 CAT from SMO?
The flight distance from Cascais (CAT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,669 miles (9,123 km, 4,926 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 35m 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 Cascais and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Cascais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAT to SMO?
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