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CDT to SMO: distance & flight time
Castellón de la Plana (Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,985 mi
9,632 km · 5,201 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,985 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m 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
- CDT — Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- 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 CDT
- VLC · Valencia Airport58 mi away
- TEV · Teruel Airport69 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base86 mi away
- BCN · Barcelona International Airport129 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 CDT from SMO?
The flight distance from Castellón de la Plana (CDT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,985 miles (9,632 km, 5,201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 CDT to SMO?
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